####018005751#### FZUS54 KBRO 152117 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 417 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ100-161030- 417 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS...An enhanced pressure gradient continues to result in Small Craft Advisory (SCA) conditions this afternoon with fresh to strong south-southeasterly winds and moderate seas. The gradient is expected to loosen throughout this evening, which will lighten winds to moderate to fresh, supporting Small Craft Exercise Caution (SCEC) headlines. Gentle to moderate (occasionally to fresh or stronger) winds, SCEC and moderate seas are expected for the remainder of the period. $$ GMZ130-132-135-161030- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 417 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. Hazy early this evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. Hazy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. Hazy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. $$ GMZ150-155-161030- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 417 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Patchy fog late in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ170-175-161030- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 417 PM CDT Thu May 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Hazy after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Hazy until late afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy in the late evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ ####018013053#### FZUS51 KLWX 152118 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 Tidal Potomac River and Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay. Forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction relative to tidal currents. Expect higher waves when winds are blowing against the tidal flow. Waves flat where waters are iced over. ANZ500-160900- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will slowly pull away from the area toward southern New England through tonight before dissipating. The next frontal system will approach from the Midwest Friday, then pull offshore Saturday. High pressure will follow Sunday and Monday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Saturday through Monday. $$ ANZ535-160900- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers with isolated tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-160900- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-160900- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms this evening, then isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-160900- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-160900- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers with isolated tstms after midnight. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-160900- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers with isolated tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-160900- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then isolated showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-160900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-160900- Eastern Bay- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-160900- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-160900- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-160900- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms this evening, then isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-160900- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms this evening, then isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-160900- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 518 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers with isolated tstms after midnight. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$