Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
993 FZUS54 KBRO 220311 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 911 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 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. GMZ100-221615- 911 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Favorable marine conditions with light to moderate winds and generally low seas will prevail through Saturday night. By Sunday, an increasing pressure gradient will lead to increasing southeast winds and higher seas. This may result in Small Craft Exercise Caution to Small Craft Advisory conditions as soon as Sunday evening into early next week. Otherwise, expect dry conditions to continue through the period. $$ GMZ130-132-135-221615- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 911 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots late this evening, becoming light and variable winds. Smooth on the bay. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Smooth on the bay. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. $$ GMZ150-155-221615- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 911 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots late this evening, becoming light and variable winds, then becoming northeast around 5 knots early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-221615- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 911 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$