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
908 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 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.

GMZ100-181515-
908 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Surface high pressure centered over the central to
northwest Gulf of Mexico will produce light to moderate
southeasterly winds and low to moderate seas along the Lower
Texas Coast for the next several days. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms are possible and could result in elevated winds and
seas.

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GMZ130-132-135-181515-
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-
908 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-181515-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
908 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers early
in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the morning, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-181515-
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-
908 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers early
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$