000 FZUS54 KBRO 080911 CWFBRO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 311 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM. GMZ100-081645- SYNOPSIS FOR BAFFIN BAY TO RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NM- 311 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE SWELLS FROM DEVELOPING HURRICANE IDA WILL APPROACH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE LARGE SWELLS. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE SWELLS RAPIDLY SUBSIDE. $$ GMZ130-132-135-081645- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 311 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. .THURSDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. $$ GMZ150-155-081645- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 311 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ GMZ170-175-081645- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 311 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. $$ TOMASELLI