Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
722 FZUS54 KBRO 041420 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 920 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. GMZ100-050315- 920 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. $$ GMZ130-132-135-050315- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 920 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Hazy early in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Light chop on the bay, increasing to choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Gusts to 30 knots. Choppy on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Choppy on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-050315- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 920 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast 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 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 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 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 11 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: Southeast 3 feet at 10 seconds, becoming southeast 5 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. $$ GMZ170-175-050315- 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- 920 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 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: South 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 10 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. $$