Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
733 FZUS54 KBRO 240254 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 954 PM CDT Mon Sep 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. GMZ100-241515- 954 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Favorable marine conditions, outside of any scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, will continue along the Lower Texas Coast through Tuesday, courtesy of surface high pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico. 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. $$ GMZ130-132-135-241515- 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- 954 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...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. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 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. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. 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 in the late evening and overnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest early in the afternoon, then becoming east late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-241515- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 954 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast 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 late this evening and early morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A 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 and thunderstorms. .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 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight, then becoming west early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 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. $$ GMZ170-175-241515- 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- 954 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 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. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming northwest early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$