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FZUS54 KBRO 101730
CWFBRO
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1230 PM CDT FRI APR 10 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.
GMZ100-110615-
1230 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
SYNOPSIS
FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH LATE
IN THE WEEK COURTESY OF A MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE. THE
EXCEPTION WOULD BE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF ANY HEAVIER
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAPPEN TO FORM OFFSHORE THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. MORE ADVERSE WINDS AND SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.
GMZ130-132-135-110615-
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-
1230 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE
BAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE
CHOP ON THE BAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY, INCREASING
TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHOPPY ON THE BAY,
DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHOPPY ON THE BAY.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHOPPY ON THE
BAY.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHOPPY ON THE BAY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHOPPY ON THE
BAY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ150-155-110615-
GULF WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
1230 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ170-175-110615-
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-
1230 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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