Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
788 FZUS54 KBRO 191446 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 946 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 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. GMZ100-192130- 946 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Surface high pressure expanding across much of the Northern Gulf of Mexico continues to provide gentle to light winds and low seas. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible and could result in elevated winds and seas. National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a potential area of disturbed weather over the Northwest Caribbean Sea. Marine interests across the Gulf of Mexico should continue to monitor the latest forecast for potential tropical development over the weekend into early next week. $$ GMZ130-132-135-192130- 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- 946 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth early in the morning. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-192130- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 946 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-192130- 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- 946 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 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. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$