Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
426 PM CDT Thu May 2 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.

GMZ100-031015-
426 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southeast winds and moderate to
sometimes high seas will prevail along the lower Texas Coast
through the forecast.

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GMZ130-132-135-031015-
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-
426 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

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GMZ150-155-031015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
426 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. 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, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

$$

GMZ170-175-031015-
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-
426 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

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