Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
464 FZUS54 KBRO 242051 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 351 PM CDT Fri May 24 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. GMZ100-250915- 351 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS...An enhanced pressure gradient over the Gulf of Mexico will persist through at least Sunday. Surface ridge extending westward over the Gulf coupled with a thermal low over South Texas will maintain moderate to fresh and occasional stronger periods of southeast winds and a moderate sea state. The strong winds will support Small Craft Advisories along the Laguna Madre and Exercise Caution on the Gulf waters today and likely continuing into this evening and Saturday. $$ GMZ130-132-135-250915- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 351 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. $$ GMZ150-155-250915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 351 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-250915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 351 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. $$