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The weather in south Texas in June will be warm if not hot. The wind should be southeast making the trip a broad reach to a run.
According to Wikipedia, the average high temperature for Corpus Christi (about midway in the route) June is 90.2°, while the average low is 73.5°. The average precipitation for June is 3.48 inches.
Conditions to be aware of
I know this is not weather but is involves the environment and parts of it to watch for. Here is a letter we got from Kenneth Purdy:
Chuck, it was very unfortunate about the young man who had such a sunburn at last year's Texas 200. It reminds me that people who intend to participate should be warned about certain hazards of sailing on the Texas coast. The sun can be very strong. Everyone should carry plenty of sunblock or cover with clothing all parts of the body they don't want burned. I still have hair covering my head but I have still had my scalp burned. Then there are the mosquitoes. Clute, the closest town to Freeport where I live has the Mosquito Festival for a reason. Mosquitoes are a problem in this area most of the year. They are large, hungry, and many. They are more of a problem in fresh water areas, but they can also be found in large numbers where rivers meet the sea. And then there are the jellyfish. I would see hundreds of softball-sized jellyfish when sailing my Piccup just off the beach at Surfside. They would be just a few yards away from the bathers there. A good remedy is vinegar. Those with enough space should carry a little vinegar. Others should at least be aware of the problem and the easy, cheap remedy. They tested it on Mythbusters on TV. Vinegar does work. I hope to participate in this year's Texas 200 in my Trilars.