Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
936 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 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.

GMZ100-201515-
936 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Hazardous but improving conditions now through Sunday
night, followed by moderate winds and seas.

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GMZ130-132-135-201515-
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-
936 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to
30 knots late this evening. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop late in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.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. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate
chop on the bay.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-201515-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
936 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog until early morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-201515-
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-
936 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to
9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at
8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. Patchy fog early in the evening. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$