000 FZUS54 KBRO 241444 CWFBRO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 844 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM. GMZ100-242230- SYNOPSIS FOR BAFFIN BAY TO RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NM- 844 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE CONTINUED FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY IF ROUGH SEAS PERSIST. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT MAY DETERIORATE AGAIN ON SUNDAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ130-132-135-242230- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 844 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY BECOMING ROUGH BAY WATERS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. ROUGH BAY WATERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. .FRIDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. $$ GMZ150-155-242230- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 844 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ170-175-242230- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 844 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ TOMASELLI