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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
321 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 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.

GMZ100-242300-
321 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

A strengthening surface pressure gradient over the region will
result in strengthening southeasterly winds Thursday through
Saturday night. These stronger winds will result in adverse marine
conditions with building seas and heightened rip current risk
beginning Thursday and persisting into the weekend.

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GMZ130-132-135-242300-
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-
321 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on
the bay becoming rough in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Rough on
the bay becoming choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Rough on the bay.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the morning. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

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GMZ150-155-242300-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
321 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional
seas up to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas
up to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to
8 feet, with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

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GMZ170-175-242300-
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-
321 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
9 feet, with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
with occasional seas up to 9 feet.

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