Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
003 FZUS54 KBRO 190906 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 406 AM CDT Sun May 19 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. GMZ100-191530- 406 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Light to moderate winds and low to moderate seas will prevail along the Lower Texas Coast through the period with high pressure in control. However, Small Craft Should Exercise Caution may be needed beginning around midweek as the pressure gradient intensifies slightly. $$ GMZ130-132-135-191530- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 406 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. A light chop on the bay. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. A light chop on the bay. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing to choppy bay waters in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay waters. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy bay waters, diminishing to a moderate chop on the bay in the morning. $$ GMZ150-155-191530- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 406 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-191530- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 406 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. $$