Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
467 FZUS54 KBRO 011422 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 922 AM CDT Wed May 1 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. GMZ100-020400- 922 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to breezy winds and moderate seas will prevail along the Lower Texas Coast courtesy of interaction between high and low pressure. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution will be needed periodically. $$ GMZ130-132-135-020400- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 922 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming choppy this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. $$ GMZ150-155-020400- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 922 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy fog late this morning. Areas of dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-020400- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 922 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Areas of dense fog late this morning. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. $$