Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
704 FZUS54 KBRO 090756 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 256 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026 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. GMZ100-092030- 256 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS...Despite the passage of another weak cold front early next week, favorable marine conditions will prevail throughout the entire forecast, with light to moderate winds and low to moderate seas. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution and Small Craft Advisory are not likely to be needed. $$ GMZ130-132-135-092030- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 256 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to around 5 knots early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop on the bay in the afternoon. A chance of showers early in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to a light chop on the bay in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. A light chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. A light chop on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-092030- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 256 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-092030- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 256 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$