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FZUS54 KBRO 011726
CWFBRO
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1126 AM CST THU JAN 1 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.
GMZ100-020615-
1126 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026
SYNOPSIS
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW TO MODERATE SEAS WILL
PREVAIL ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
SOME ELEVATED WINDS OFFSHORE TONIGHT COULD CAUSE SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE
CAUTION CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING, BUT OTHERWISE
MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE.
GMZ130-132-135-020615-
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-
1126 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE
BAY.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE
BAY.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY,
DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOOTH ON THE BAY, INCREASING TO LIGHT
CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON
THE BAY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP
ON THE BAY.
GMZ150-155-020615-
GULF WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
1126 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING AROUND 15 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
GMZ170-175-020615-
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-
1126 AM CST THU JAN 1 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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