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
928 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 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.

GMZ100-300315-
928 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Slightly stronger winds and building seas are
expected 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.

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GMZ130-132-135-300315-
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-
928 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

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GMZ150-155-300315-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
928 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 9 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 6 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet
at 8 seconds.
.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 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-300315-
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-
928 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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