Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Graphics & Text |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
590
FZUS54 KBRO 041421
CWFBRO

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
921 AM CDT Sat May 4 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.

GMZ100-050330-
921 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southeast winds will continue over the
Lower Texas Coast through mid week with generally moderate seas.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are possible Sunday night through
Monday, with more Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions also
possible as well.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-050330-
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-
921 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution Afternoon...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots this afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay
becoming choppy this afternoon.
.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.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.MONDAY...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.
.MONDAY 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.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ150-155-050330-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
921 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds.
.MONDAY 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.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ170-175-050330-
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-
921 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet
at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet
at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

$$