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FZUS54 KBRO 160515
CWFBRO
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1215 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 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.
GMZ100-161815-
1215 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS WILL PERSIST
EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF SMALL
CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION (SCEC) CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. COASTAL
TROUGHING WILL BRING DAILY LOW TO MODERATE (30-60 PERCENT) CHANCES
OF RAIN STARTING THIS WEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD
RESULT IN LOCALLY ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS.
GMZ130-132-135-161815-
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-
1215 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY, INCREASING TO A
MODERATE CHOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE
BAY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON
THE BAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE MORNING. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY, DIMINISHING TO
SMOOTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING AROUND
5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY, DIMINISHING
TO SMOOTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ150-155-161815-
GULF WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
1215 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON,
THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ170-175-161815-
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-
1215 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SHOWERS
LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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