Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
503 FZUS54 KBRO 272055 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 355 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 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. GMZ100-280915- 355 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS...The tight pressure gradient between high pressure across the Gulf of Mexico and low pressure across the Plains will continue to produce fresh to strong southeast winds and moderate to high seas through the rest of the weekend. Winds will begin to weaken Sunday night, but elevated wave heights will persist on the Gulf waters through Monday or Tuesday. $$ GMZ130-132-135-280915- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 355 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rough on the bay. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rough on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Choppy on the bay. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-280915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 355 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Patchy fog. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-280915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 355 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, with occasional seas up to 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, with occasional seas up to 13 feet. Patchy fog. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$