Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
818 FZUS54 KBRO 190210 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 910 PM CDT Sat May 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. GMZ100-191515- 910 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Generally favorable marine conditions are expected though the weekend hot and dry conditions. Onshore flow will begin to increase early next week and continue that trend throughout next week. Seas will respond accordingly and slowly build throughout next week. Periods of small craft caution will be possible throughout next week. $$ GMZ130-132-135-191515- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 910 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early this morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth early this morning. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. Patchy fog early in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop early in the morning. $$ GMZ150-155-191515- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 910 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early this morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, becoming 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-191515- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 910 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. $$