Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Graphics & Text |  Print | Product List |  Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
085
FZUS54 KBRO 290223
CWFBRO

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 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.

GMZ100-291000-
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Slightly stronger winds and building seas are
expected tonight and persist this weekend as a trough of low
pressure near the Yucatan Peninsula tracks westward. As the trough
approaches the eastern coast of Mexico Sunday chances for showers
and thunderstorms increase for the Lower Texas coastal waters.
Light to moderate winds and lowering seas resume next week.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-291000-
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-
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south
10 to 15 knots early this morning. Choppy on the bay, diminishing
to a moderate chop early this morning.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
15 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
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 thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
light chop early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate
chop on the bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ150-155-291000-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 10 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 10 seconds. A
chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ170-175-291000-
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-
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at
10 seconds. A chance of showers early in the evening. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers in the late evening and early morning.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds, becoming
southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers until late afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$