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FZUS54 KBRO 180818
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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
318 AM CDT Sat May 18 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.

GMZ100-182130-
318 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Light to moderate easterly winds will prevail for
much of the period. This will yield low to moderate seas and
overall favorable marine conditions over the Laguna Madre and the
Gulf Waters. That said, a Moderate Risk for rip currents will
remain in place through Sunday.

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GMZ130-132-135-182130-
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-
318 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.TUESDAY...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.
.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 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.

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GMZ150-155-182130-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
318 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

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GMZ170-175-182130-
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-
318 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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