National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS54 KBRO

FZUS54 KBRO 290237
CWFBRO

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
937 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 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.

GMZ100-290915
937 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

SYNOPSIS

Pressure gradient steadily strengthens with winds and seas gradually increasing Friday, over the weekend and early next week. Periodic Small Craft Advisories and exercise caution statements for all or portions of the coastal waters can be expected. A cold front is forecast for Tuesday with a fresh to strong northerly flow.


GMZ130-132-135-290915
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
937 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

REST OF TONIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.

FRIDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming rough in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming choppy in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

SUNDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay becoming rough in the afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Rough on the bay becoming choppy after midnight.

MONDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Choppy on the bay.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

TUESDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.


GMZ150-155-290915
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm
937 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

FRIDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

MONDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.


GMZ170-175-290915
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
937 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

FRIDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight.

MONDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, with occasional seas up to 7 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet.