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FZUS54 KBRO 092051
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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
351 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 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.

GMZ100-100930-
351 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Southeast winds will increase this morning, becoming
moderate to fresh. Small Craft Advisory conditions are possible
through tonight across the offshore Gulf waters. A cold front
will arrive early Wednesday, bringing moderate to strong north
winds and supporting adverse marine conditions into Thursday.
Patchy fog may reduce visibility this morning across portions of
the bay and nearshore waters. There is a chance of thunderstorms
late tonight. Marine conditions will improve Thursday night
through Friday night, with increasing winds over the weekend.

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GMZ130-132-135-100930-
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 Tue Apr 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming light chop
after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Rough on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up
to 35 knots. Rough on the bay.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay
becoming light chop in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay.
.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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a
moderate 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. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-100930-
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 Tue Apr 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional
seas up to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional
seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-100930-
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 Tue Apr 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas
up to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up
to 7 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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