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
345 PM CDT Sun May 5 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.

GMZ100-060915-
345 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southeast winds will continue along the
Lower Texas Coast through late week with generally moderate seas.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are possible, mainly offshore,
while Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions are expected on the
bay periodically through the week.

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GMZ130-132-135-060915-
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-
345 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Choppy 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 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming rough in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south
around 15 knots after midnight. Rough on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming light chop
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

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GMZ150-155-060915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
345 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up
to 30 knots becoming south around 15 knots after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

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GMZ170-175-060915-
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-
345 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...Small Craft Exercise Caution...

.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.
.MONDAY...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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

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