Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
968 FZUS54 KBRO 230852 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 352 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 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. GMZ100-232115- 352 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Elevated seas generated from increased winds surrounding the broad area of low pressure to the south of the coastal waters will slowly improve throughout the next 24 to 48 hours. Gentle to light easterly nearshore (0-20 nm) winds and moderate easterly winds offshore (20-60 nm) will gradually become gentle to light southeasterly across all waters on Monday. Gentle to moderate southeasterly winds will resume by midweek along with a daily chance of showers and thunderstorms for the rest of the forecast period. $$ GMZ130-132-135-232115- 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- 352 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .TUESDAY...Southeast 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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 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. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast 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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 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. .THURSDAY...Southeast 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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-232115- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 352 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-232115- 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- 352 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers until early morning, then a chance of showers early in the morning. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$