Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
478 FZUS54 KBRO 011742 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1242 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 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. GMZ100-020615- 1242 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Generally favorable conditions this afternoon. An approaching cold front arrives late tonight with thunderstorms likely (70 to 80 percent) and briefly hazardous marine conditions across the Gulf. Some of these storms could be severe. Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected tonight into tomorrow morning for the Gulf and Laguna Madre. Favorable conditions return Monday, persisting through the workweek. $$ GMZ130-132-135-020615- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 1242 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early this morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight, then increasing to choppy early this morning. A chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth early in the morning. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-020615- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1242 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely late this evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-020615- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 1242 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$