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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 GMZ150-155-181930-
 Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
 Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
 135 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026
 

 TODAY
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late this
 afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
 7 seconds.

 TONIGHT
 East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after
 midnight, then increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the morning.
 Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
 chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
 showers after midnight.

 SUNDAY
 Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
 occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning.
 Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

 SUNDAY NIGHT
 Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
 occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet after midnight.
 Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast
 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
 evening. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms after
 midnight.

 MONDAY
 East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
 Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of
 thunderstorms.

 MONDAY NIGHT
 East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast
 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
 East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
 early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late
 evening and overnight.

 TUESDAY
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
 chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

 TUESDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers
 early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late
 evening and overnight.

 WEDNESDAY
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
 slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
 afternoon.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
 4 feet. A slight chance of showers early in the evening.
 
 Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
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