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FZUS54 KBRO 262138
CWFBRO

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
338 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009

LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE
RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM.

GMZ100-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR BAFFIN BAY TO RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NM-
338 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS AS FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS
HAVE PREVAILED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH WILL RELAX THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE MODERATE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND
ELEVATED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY
THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES TO THE EAST. THE ONSHORE FLOW
WILL STRENGTHEN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS ON MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE
PRIOR TO AND IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND PREVAIL
THROUGH TUESDAY.

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GMZ130-132-135-270330-
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-
338 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. A LIGHT CHOP ON
THE BAY.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE
BAY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON
THE BAY.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHOPPY BAY WATERS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHOPPY BAY WATERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. CHOPPY BAY WATERS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ150-155-270330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
338 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND
25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ170-175-270330-
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-
338 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS
IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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