Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
950 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 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.

GMZ100-152130-
950 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A light wind and low sea regime persist through the
weekend and most of next week as surface high pressure remains
centered over the western Gulf and a stationary front remains
draped across the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms are possible today and Mondayresulting
in locally higher winds and seas.

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GMZ130-132-135-152130-
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-
950 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
late this afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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, becoming around
5 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY 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.
.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. A moderate
chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-152130-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
950 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 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 chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 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
3 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
3 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.

$$

GMZ170-175-152130-
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-
950 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 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 chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 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 thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$