Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
464 FZUS54 KBRO 240904 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 404 AM CDT Tue Sep 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. GMZ100-242215- 404 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Generally Favorable conditions will continue along the Lower Texas Coast through Wednesday. Swells from an expected tropical cyclone in the eastern Gulf will make for adverse to hazardous conditions for small craft Wednesday night into Friday. Otherwise, light onshore flow should prevail and drier air will end rain chances at the same time. $$ GMZ130-132-135-242215- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 404 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north early in the afternoon, then becoming east late in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west early in the afternoon, then becoming east late in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Smooth on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-242215- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 404 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east late in the evening, then becoming south after midnight, becoming southwest early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest early in the afternoon, then becoming east late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-242215- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 404 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late in the evening, then becoming east after midnight, becoming west early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$