FZUS54 KBRO 120240 CWFBRO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 940 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM. GMZ100-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR BAFFIN BAY TO RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NM- 940 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TODAY/S ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING WITH FAIR CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY MORNING. BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS RETURN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED MARINE WEATHER. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SOUTH WINDS ARE TO INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE TROUGHS. THE TROUGHS WILL USHER IN TWO COLD FRONTS THURSDAY AND LATER FRIDAY SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH AT STRONG LEVELS MAINTAINING ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. $$ GMZ130-132-135-120930- /O.ROU.KBRO.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 940 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE BAY. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS EARLY INCREASING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING 20 KNOTS. CHOPPY ON THE BAY. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A MODERATE CHOP ON THE BAY. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHOPPY ON THE BAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS. CHOPPY ON THE BAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ150-155-120930- /O.ROU.KBRO.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 940 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH MIDNIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FEET BY MORNING. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ GMZ170-175-120930- /O.ROU.KBRO.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 940 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING INCREASING 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$