000 FZUS54 KBRO 100921 CWFBRO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 321 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM. GMZ100-101630- SYNOPSIS FOR BAFFIN BAY TO RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NM- 321 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTERACTS WITH LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND BEGINNING THIS EVENING DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS. THESE ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ130-132-135-101630- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 321 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ150-155-101630- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 321 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ170-175-101630- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 321 AM CST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTH AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. $$