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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
400 AM CST Fri Nov 15 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.

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400 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Favorable conditions will prevail along the Lower
Texas Coast through Saturday with generally light winds and low to
moderate seas. Adverse conditions are expected to develop on Sunday
as the pressure gradient strengthens. Small Craft Advisories will
likely be needed on Sunday. These conditions will continue into
early next week.

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GMZ130-132-135-152230-
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-
400 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots. Choppy on the bay, increasing to very rough. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning, then
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon, becoming
southeast late in the afternoon. Rough on the bay, diminishing to
choppy late in the morning, then diminishing to a moderate chop
in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ150-155-152230-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
400 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
morning.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming
southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally
to 9 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ170-175-152230-
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-
400 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming
southeast 11 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots,
diminishing to 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 in the morning, then showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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