Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
709 FZUS54 KBRO 240630 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1230 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ100-241915- 1230 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Adverse conditions will likely develop early this morning into the afternoon as the pressure gradient strengthens along the lower Texas coast. Generally favorable conditions are briefly forecast to return Tuesday before the next frontal passage by Wednesday brings moderate northeasterly winds and briefly elevated seas. The chance of showers and thunderstorms continues into Wednesday. $$ GMZ130-132-135-241915- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 1230 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...South winds around 20 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late. Rough becoming choppy on the bay. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop early in the morning. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth late in the morning, then increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-241915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1230 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-241915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 1230 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$