####018006674#### FZUS54 KBRO 162059 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 359 PM CDT Thu May 16 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. GMZ100-170930- 359 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions remain as moderate to fresh southeasterly breezes continue from an enhanced pressure gradient. Winds will gradually lighten later this evening as a stationary boundary approaches from the north and the pressure gradient eases. Friday morning, the chance of thunderstorms will increase from the northwestern Coastal Waters and expand eastward and southward into the afternoon before dissipating in the evening. Winds will remain light and seas $$ GMZ130-132-135-170930- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 359 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots later this evening. A moderate chop on the bay. Hazy early this evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. Hazy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop early in the morning. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming south early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop early in the morning. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ150-155-170930- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 359 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots later this evening. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy this evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ170-175-170930- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 359 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy early in the evening. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$