Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
842 FZUS54 KBRO 230813 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 313 AM CDT Thu May 23 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. GMZ100-231530- 313 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...An enhanced pressure gradient will exist along the Lower Texas Coast during the forecast, producing breezy winds and moderate seas. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution will be needed in response to the stronger winds and elevated seas. $$ GMZ130-132-135-231530- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 313 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy bay waters, diminishing to a moderate chop on the bay early in the morning. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing to choppy bay waters in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy bay waters, diminishing to a moderate chop on the bay after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 15 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to a light chop on the bay early in the morning. $$ GMZ150-155-231530- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 313 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...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 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...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-231530- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 313 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$