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
328 PM 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.

GMZ100-040915-
328 PM 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.

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GMZ130-132-135-040915-
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-
328 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...South 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 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.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 and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers.
A chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then a slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
15 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-040915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
328 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 11 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms until early morning,
then a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-040915-
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-
328 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 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...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 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 around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east
1 foot at 15 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 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 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally
to 15 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 around 15 knots. Seas 9 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to
11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$