Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
905 FZUS54 KBRO 132118 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 418 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 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. GMZ100-140330- 418 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Favorable marine conditions early in the forecast will become more adverse beginning around the middle of the week due to an intensifying pressure gradient. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution and Small Craft Advisory are likely to be needed beginning Wednesday night, mainly for the Gulf of Mexico waters. $$ GMZ130-132-135-140330- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 418 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. A light chop on the bay. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late in the morning, then becoming southeast early in the afternoon, becoming east late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-140330- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 418 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming east around 5 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-140330- 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- 418 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west early in the afternoon, then becoming northeast late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the late evening and early morning, then becoming around 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$