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
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 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.

GMZ100-042115-
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the Gulf of Mexico will produce
light to moderate southeasterly winds and low to moderate seas
along the Lower Texas Coast through Friday night. Swells from
Tropical Cyclone Beryl should arrive in the Lower Texas Gulf
waters beginning Saturday, with roughening and building seas
Saturday night through Sunday night as Beryl approaches the waters
from the southeast. Please monitor information from the National
Hurricane Center on Beryl, which could require Watches or Warnings
over the weekend.

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GMZ130-132-135-042115-
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-
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. Hazy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. Hazy early in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Light chop on the bay, increasing to choppy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Gusts to 30 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Choppy on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely early in the morning, then a chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to
a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-042115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at
14 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds and east 1 foot at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 10 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until
late afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ170-175-042115-
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-
317 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at
14 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
11 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 10 seconds, becoming southeast
6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until
late afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet after midnight.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$