Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
339 FZUS54 KBRO 171448 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 948 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 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. GMZ100-180315- 948 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Adverse to hazardous marine conditions are expected during the forecast due to the formation and eventual movement of a tropical system in the southern and western Gulf of Mexico. Mariners are strongly advised to monitor the Coastal Waters Forecast through the next several days. $$ GMZ130-132-135-180315- 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- 948 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming choppy this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Hazy after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast 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. Hazy in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the evening. Choppy on the bay. Showers likely in the evening. Thunderstorms likely. Showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Rough on the bay. Showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knots. Rough on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming light chop after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-180315- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 948 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Hazy after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, with occasional seas up to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 10 seconds. Hazy in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, with occasional seas up to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, with occasional seas up to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, with occasional seas up to 15 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, with occasional seas up to 14 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-180315- 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- 948 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet building to 8 to 10 feet, with occasional seas up to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds becoming east 10 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 feet, with occasional seas up to 14 feet building to 10 to 13 feet, with occasional seas up to 17 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 10 seconds becoming east 13 feet at 10 seconds. Hazy in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, with occasional seas up to 15 feet. Wave Detail: East 12 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet, with occasional seas up to 17 feet. Wave Detail: East 12 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 12 to 14 feet, with occasional seas up to 18 feet. Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely. .THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet, with occasional seas up to 17 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, with occasional seas up to 14 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$