440  
FZUS54 KBRO 210304  
CWFBRO  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
904 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
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.  
 
GMZ100-211615-  
904 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ON THE GULF  
WATERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS RETURN TONIGHT  
INTO TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH LIGHT  
TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS CARRYING INTO SATURDAY. BY  
SUNDAY, SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ENHANCE AGAIN AS A PRESSURE GRADIENT  
STRENGTHENS BETWEEN A SURFACE HIGH TO THE EAST AND A LOW PRESSURE  
TO THE WEST, RESULTING IN SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION, AND  
PERHAPS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, CONDITIONS. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED  
FOR THE PERIOD.  
 

 
 
GMZ130-132-135-211615-  
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-  
904 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON  
THE BAY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOOTH ON THE BAY.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOOTH ON THE  
BAY, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOOTH ON THE BAY.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY, INCREASING  
TO A MODERATE CHOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON  
THE BAY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHOPPY ON THE BAY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON  
THE BAY.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY.   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON  
THE BAY.  
 

 
 
GMZ150-155-211615-  
GULF WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-  
GULF WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-  
904 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ170-175-211615-  
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-  
904 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
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:  
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 

 
 
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