Marine Forecast GMZ170

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FZUS54 KBRO 100347
CWFBRO

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
947 PM CST Mon Dec 9 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.


GMZ170-175-101030
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
947 PM CST Mon Dec 9 2024

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT

REST OF TONIGHT

South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

TUESDAY

Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west late in
the morning, then becoming northwest early in the afternoon,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots late in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast
3 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds and
southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms late in the morning. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT

North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to
45 knots, becoming 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, building to
11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet after midnight. Wave
Detail: North 12 feet at 8 seconds and east 7 feet at 7 seconds,
becoming north 15 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.

WEDNESDAY

North winds 25 to 35 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 10 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally
to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 15 feet at
9 seconds, becoming north 9 feet at 8 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet,
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

THURSDAY

Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.

THURSDAY NIGHT

Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

FRIDAY

South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT

South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.

SATURDAY

Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east late
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A
chance of showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT

East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



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