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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
920 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 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.

GMZ100-151515-
920 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southerly winds and low to moderate
seas will prevail through Saturday ahead of a weak cold front. A
Small Craft Advisory is in effect late tonight into Saturday
morning leading up to frontal passage. Conditions should improve
on Sunday with northerly winds gradually shifting to the east
Sunday night. Moderate southeast winds return by early next week,
and seas will build in response. Midweek, another frontal system
will create unfavorable marine conditions.

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GMZ130-132-135-151515-
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-
920 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
Choppy on the bay.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the afternoon. Choppy on the bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to
30 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay.

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GMZ150-155-151515-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
920 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 8 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas
up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to
6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet after midnight.

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GMZ170-175-151515-
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-
920 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet
at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to
5 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet after
midnight.

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