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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1008 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 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.

GMZ100-201615-
1008 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Light to moderate east to southeast winds and
moderate seas prevail through Saturday night. A cold front
arrives Sunday with moderate to fresh northeast winds. Marine
showers and thunderstorms will be possible this weekend, mainly
late Saturday into Monday, which could lead to locally higher
winds and seas. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for all or
portions of the lower Texas coastal waters Sunday through Monday.

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GMZ130-132-135-201615-
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-
1008 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay
becoming rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Rough on
the bay becoming choppy after midnight. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate
chop on the bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-201615-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1008 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance
of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet building
to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-201615-
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-
1008 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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