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FZUS54 KBRO 050542
CWFBRO
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1142 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
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.
GMZ100-051815-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
SYNOPSIS
ADVERSE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON THE GULF WATERS
WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THROUGH AROUND MID-
MORNING ON THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR GULF WATERS. IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER
OF THURSDAY WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS RESUMING ON FRIDAY.
GMZ130-132-135-051815-
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-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY,
INCREASING TO CHOPPY LATE THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO ROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE
BAY.
THURSDAY
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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOOTH ON THE BAY.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOOTH ON THE BAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOOTH
ON THE BAY, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON
THE BAY.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE
BAY.
GMZ150-155-051815-
GULF WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
GMZ170-175-051815-
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-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY
TODAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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