Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
973 FZUS54 KBRO 030839 CWFBRO 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. $$ GMZ130-132-135-032115- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 339 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Light chop on the bay becoming a moderate chop this afternoon. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming light chop after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ 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. $$ GMZ170-175-032115- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 339 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet. $$