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
1040 AM CDT Wed Jul 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.

GMZ100-040415-
1040 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico will
produce light to moderate 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.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-040415-
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-
1040 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.REST OF 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 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon.
.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, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late in the
afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers until early morning, then a chance of showers early in
the morning.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers.
A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-040415-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1040 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at
15 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet after midnight. 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. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ170-175-040415-
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-
1040 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 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
15 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally
to 14 feet after midnight. 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. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally
to 11 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$