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Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
411 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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.

GMZ100-101015-
411 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Small Craft Exercise Caution (SCEC) conditions
continue for the Laguna Madre and nearshore (0-20 nm) Gulf waters
this afternoon, but northerly winds are expected to continue to
gradually diminish as the evening progresses. Small Craft Advisory
continues for the offshore (20-60 nm) waters till 9 PM tonight
and should give way to SCEC conditions overnight tonight. Gentle
to moderate winds return tomorrow with winds transitioning back to
south-southeasterly tomorrow night. Additional rounds of SCEC are
possible this week as a pressure gradient tightens ahead of the
next front passing through this upcoming weekend.

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GMZ130-132-135-101015-
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-
411 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15
knots late tonight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate
chop late tonight.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early
in the afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
late in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay.

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GMZ150-155-101015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
411 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots
late tonight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5
seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south early in
the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

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GMZ170-175-101015-
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-
411 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North
4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

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