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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
952 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 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.

GMZ100-190315-
952 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southeast winds and moderate seas
should prevail through Saturday night. A cold front will then push
through by Sunday, shifting winds to moderate to fresh northeast.
Marine showers and thunderstorms will be possible this weekend,
late Saturday through Sunday night or Monday, which could lead to
localized areas of higher winds and seas.

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GMZ130-132-135-190315-
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-
952 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming
choppy this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming choppy
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 becoming east
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming light
chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-190315-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
952 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ170-175-190315-
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-
952 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$