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FZUS54 KBRO 200336
CWFBRO
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
936 PM CST SUN JAN 19 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.
GMZ100-201630-
936 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT WILL
INCREASE TO FRESH FROM THE EAST ON MONDAY, WHICH WILL PERSIST
UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. EARLY TUESDAY, WINDS SHIFT BACK FROM THE
NORTH WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE
OVER TEXAS AND COASTAL TROUGHING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR GALE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY, WITH
GUSTS OF GALE FORCE LIKELY. THEREFORE, A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
ON TUESDAY. SEAS INCREASE FROM MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH THROUGH
TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. CONDITIONS IMPROVE WEDNESDAY WITH GENTLE WINDS, BUT ROUGH
SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS AND
GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.
GMZ130-132-135-201630-
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-
936 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE
BAY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY, INCREASING TO VERY ROUGH.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. VERY ROUGH ON THE BAY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLEET LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ROUGH ON THE BAY,
DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOOTH ON THE BAY, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE
BAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON
THE BAY.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE
BAY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ150-155-201630-
GULF WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
936 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET, BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 23 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 14 FEET AT
9 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 18 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 15 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ170-175-201630-
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-
936 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
25 TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 30 TO
40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 19 FEET, BUILDING TO 16 TO 20 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 25 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 15 FEET AT 9 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH 11 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 22 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 17 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH 10 FEET AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 7 FEET AT
10 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE IN
THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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