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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
903 AM CDT Fri May 24 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.

GMZ100-250230-
903 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...An enhanced pressure gradient over the Gulf of Mexico
will persist through at least Sunday. Surface ridge extending
westward over the Gulf coupled with a thermal low over South
Texas will maintain moderate to fresh and occasional stronger
periods of southeast winds and a moderate sea state. The strong
winds will support Small Craft Advisories along the Laguna Madre
and Exercise Caution on the Gulf waters today and likely
continuing into this evening and Saturday.

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GMZ130-132-135-250230-
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-
903 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to
30 knots this afternoon. Choppy on the bay. Hazy early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight.

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GMZ150-155-250230-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
903 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

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GMZ170-175-250230-
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-
903 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds becoming
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

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