


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
738 FZUS54 KBRO 180527 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1227 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 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. GMZ100-181815- 1227 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Day-to-day or near day-to-day chances for showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase on Tuesday and persist through next weekend. Otherwise, favorable marine conditions are expected along the Lower Texas Coast through the forecast period, with light to moderate winds and low seas. $$ GMZ130-132-135-181815- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 1227 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming east this afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming smooth after midnight. .TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming smooth after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-181815- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1227 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming east this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming northeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-181815- 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- 1227 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming northeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming northeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming southeast around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$