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FZUS54 KBRO 132012
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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
312 PM CDT Sat Apr 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.

GMZ100-140915-
312 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS...The enhanced pressure gradient from the interaction
between high pressure over the central Gulf and the low pressure
over the Sierra Madre is producing moderate to breezy winds and
low to moderate seas. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for
currently through the early part of tonight and could continue
for the next several days over all waters for Monday and Tuesday.

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GMZ130-132-135-140915-
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-
312 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Rough on the bay becoming choppy after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. A moderate
chop on the bay becoming rough in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
.MONDAY...Southeast 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Rough on the bay.
.TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rough on the
bay becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay.

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GMZ150-155-140915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
312 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4
feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

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GMZ170-175-140915-
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-
312 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

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