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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
108 FZUS54 KBRO 131427 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 927 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 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. GMZ100-132200- 927 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure over the northern Gulf of Mexico will continue to provide favorable marine conditions through Sunday. A potential tropical low pressure area could form over the Bay of Campeche late Sunday and early next week which may cause a strengthening pressure gradient across the southwest Gulf. Main impact for mariners along the lower Texas coast looks to be increasing swells and thunderstorms. Small Craft Advisories may be warranted early next week. $$ GMZ130-132-135-132200- 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- 927 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots 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 early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-132200- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 927 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-132200- 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- 927 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$