Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
536 FZUS54 KBRO 080821 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 321 AM CDT Wed May 8 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. GMZ100-082115- 321 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Light to moderate southeast winds will persist along the Lower Texas Coast through late week with generally moderate seas. Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions are expected during afternoon hours on the bay through the week. A cold front approaches the coastal waters Thursday night slowly moving through the region Friday and possibly becoming stationary over Tamaulipas waters this weekend. Low rain chances return Friday through the weekend due to the proximity of the front. $$ GMZ130-132-135-082115- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 321 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late this afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing to choppy late this afternoon. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Patchy fog early in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight, then becoming east early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Light chop on the bay, increasing to choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-082115- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 321 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-082115- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 321 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$