Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
339 AM CDT Fri May 3 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.

GMZ100-032115-
339 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southeast winds and moderate to
sometimes high seas will prevail along the lower Texas Coast
through the forecast.

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GMZ130-132-135-032115-
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-
339 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop this afternoon. Patchy fog this morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight.
.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...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.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 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-032115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
339 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms this morning. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet
at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-032115-
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-
339 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet
at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.

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