Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
698 FZUS54 KBRO 080651 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1251 AM CST Sat Nov 8 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. GMZ100-081915- 1251 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Favorable marine conditions will occur along the Lower Texas Coast until the late weekend passage of a cold front. Small Craft Advisory will likely be needed at that time and at the start of the new work week in response to the frontal passage, and a Gale Warning cannot be entirely ruled out. Conditions should improve by Monday night/Tuesday morning and will stay somewhat favorable before Small Craft Advisory/SCEC conditions become possible again on Wednesday. $$ GMZ130-132-135-081915- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 1251 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Light chop on the bay. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rough on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rough on the bay. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rough on the bay, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. $$ GMZ150-155-081915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1251 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, building to 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 7 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 12 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-081915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 1251 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 8 seconds and southwest 5 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, building to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 12 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 12 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$