Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
245 FZUS54 KBRO 070659 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1259 AM CST Sun Dec 7 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. GMZ100-071915- 1259 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Favorable conditions with moderate winds of varying directions and slight seas continues through late this afternoon. The passage of cold front later today into tonight will bring strong northerly winds and building rough seas. Small Craft Advisory Conditions are likely tonight into Monday. Favorable conditions return Tuesday and persist through the workweek. $$ GMZ130-132-135-071915- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 1259 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop late this afternoon. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots early in the morning. Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough early in the morning. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rough on the bay, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Light chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. $$ GMZ150-155-071915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1259 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest early this afternoon, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots late this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-071915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 1259 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds, becoming north 9 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$