GMZ100-181930-
 135 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...An enhanced pressure gradient will produce moderate to
 breezy winds and moderate seas along the Lower Texas Coast
 through Saturday. A cold front will arrive tonight into tomorrow
 morning with Small Craft Advisories likely tomorrow. More
 favorable conditions are expected to develop by the middle of next
 week.
 
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   GMZ130-132-135-181930-  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-  135 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026    TODAY  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late this  afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay.  TONIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after  midnight, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the  morning. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing to choppy early  in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of  showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.  SUNDAY  Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to  30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon.  Rough on the bay, diminishing to choppy late in the afternoon.  Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the  morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to  10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy on the  bay, diminishing to a moderate chop in the late evening and  overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.  Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.  MONDAY  East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.  Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.  MONDAY NIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast  early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to  light chop early in the morning. Showers in the evening. A chance  of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight.  TUESDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to  15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a  moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight  chance of thunderstorms.  TUESDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to  5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,  diminishing to light chop early in the morning. A chance of  showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the  evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late  in the evening.  WEDNESDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to  15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight  chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the  afternoon.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate  chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms  early in the evening.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$