fzus54 kbro 140600
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coastal waters forecast for the lower texas coast
national weather service brownsville tx
100 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

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.


gmz130-132-135-141815-
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-
100 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small craft exercise caution this afternoon...

.today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots this afternoon. choppy on the bay. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. choppy on the bay. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. choppy on the bay. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a moderate
chop on the bay. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. choppy on the bay. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a moderate chop
on the bay. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. a moderate chop on the bay,
increasing to rough. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. choppy on the bay. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. choppy on the bay. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
early in the morning. a moderate chop on the bay. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus54 kbro 140600
cwfbro
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coastal waters forecast for the lower texas coast
national weather service brownsville tx
100 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

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.


gmz150-155-141815-
gulf waters from port mansfield to the rio grande out 20 nm-
gulf waters from baffin bay to port mansfield out 20 nm-
100 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

.today...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet.
wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to
5 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet.
wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to
5 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts to 30 knots in
the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. seas 3 to 4 feet. a slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus54 kbro 140600
cwfbro
expires:202604141815;;335071

coastal waters forecast for the lower texas coast
national weather service brownsville tx
100 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

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.


gmz170-175-141815-
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-
100 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

.today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. wave detail: southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. wave detail: southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
early in the morning. seas 4 to 5 feet. a slight chance of
showers late in the evening. a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus54 kcrp 140715
cwfcrp
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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service corpus christi tx
215 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

middle texas coastal waters from baffin bay to matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


gmz250-142015-
coastal waters from baffin bay to port aransas out 20 nm-
215 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small crafts should exercise caution...

.today...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds around 15 knots. seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 kcrp 140715
cwfcrp
expires:202604142015;;340384

coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service corpus christi tx
215 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

middle texas coastal waters from baffin bay to matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


gmz255-142015-
coastal waters from port aransas to matagorda ship channel out
20 nm-
215 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small crafts should exercise caution...

.today...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. wave detail:
southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after
midnight. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 kcrp 140715
cwfcrp
expires:202604142015;;340386

coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service corpus christi tx
215 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

middle texas coastal waters from baffin bay to matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


gmz270-275-142015-
waters from baffin bay to port aransas from 20 to 60 nm-
waters from port aransas to matagorda ship channel from 20 to
60 nm-
215 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small crafts should exercise caution...

.today...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave
detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. wave detail:
southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 khgx 140742
cwfhgx
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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

upper texas coastal waters from high island to the matagorda ship
channel out 60 nautical miles including galveston and matagorda
bays.

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.


gmz330-142015-
matagorda bay-
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small craft should exercise caution in effect through
wednesday morning...

.today...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. bay waters slightly choppy. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
bay waters slightly choppy. 
.thursday night...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. bay waters slightly choppy. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters
choppy. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.saturday night...east winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. bay waters choppy, increasing to
rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 khgx 140742
cwfhgx
expires:202604142015;;341217

coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

upper texas coastal waters from high island to the matagorda ship
channel out 60 nautical miles including galveston and matagorda
bays.

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.


gmz335-142015-
galveston bay-
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small craft should exercise caution in effect through
wednesday morning...

.today...south winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy.
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south
around 15 knots after midnight. bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
bay waters slightly choppy. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. bay waters slightly choppy. 
.friday...south winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. bay waters slightly
choppy. 
.saturday night...east winds around 20 knots, becoming north
20 to 25 knots after midnight. bay waters choppy, increasing to
rough after midnight. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 khgx 140742
cwfhgx
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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

upper texas coastal waters from high island to the matagorda ship
channel out 60 nautical miles including galveston and matagorda
bays.

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.


gmz350-355-142015-
coastal waters from freeport to matagorda ship channel tx out
20 nm-coastal waters from high island to freeport tx out 20 nm-
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small craft should exercise caution in effect through
wednesday morning...

.today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to
4 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds around 15 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast around
15 knots in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 3 to 5 feet. a chance of
showers. 

$$

fzus54 khgx 140742
cwfhgx
expires:202604142015;;341220

coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

upper texas coastal waters from high island to the matagorda ship
channel out 60 nautical miles including galveston and matagorda
bays.

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.


gmz370-375-142015-
waters from freeport to matagorda ship channel tx from 20 to
60 nm-waters from high island to freeport tx from 20 to 60 nm-
242 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

...small craft should exercise caution in effect through
wednesday morning...

.today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to
4 feet. wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds around 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet.
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming
northeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 4 to 5 feet. a
chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 klch 140809
cwflch
expires:202604142100;;342361

coastal waters forecast
national weather service lake charles la
309 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

coastal waters from the lower atchafalaya river la to high 
island tx out 60 nautical miles including sabine and 
calcasieu lakes and vermilion and cote blanche bays

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the
highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional 
height of the average highest ten percent of the waves.


gmz430-142100-
sabine lake-
309 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

.today...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
lake waters choppy. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. lake waters choppy. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. lake waters choppy. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. lake waters
choppy. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. lake waters choppy. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. lake waters choppy.
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. lake waters rough. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. lake waters choppy. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. lake waters choppy. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...east winds around 10 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. lake waters rough. a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus54 klch 140809
cwflch
expires:202604142100;;342365

coastal waters forecast
national weather service lake charles la
309 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

coastal waters from the lower atchafalaya river la to high 
island tx out 60 nautical miles including sabine and 
calcasieu lakes and vermilion and cote blanche bays

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the
highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional 
height of the average highest ten percent of the waves.


gmz450-142100-
coastal waters from cameron la to high island tx out 20 nm-
309 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

.today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.wednesday...south winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas around 3 feet. wave detail: south 3 feet at
4 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.wednesday night...south winds around 15 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet.
wave detail: south 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet.
wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.friday...south winds around 15 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 2 to 4 feet. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 2 to 4 feet. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus54 klch 140809
cwflch
expires:202604142100;;342368

coastal waters forecast
national weather service lake charles la
309 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

coastal waters from the lower atchafalaya river la to high 
island tx out 60 nautical miles including sabine and 
calcasieu lakes and vermilion and cote blanche bays

seas are provided as a range of the average height of the
highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional 
height of the average highest ten percent of the waves.


gmz470-142100-
coastal waters from cameron la to high island tx from 20 to 60 nm-
309 am cdt tue apr 14 2026

.today...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 3 feet. wave
detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. wave detail: south 3 feet at
6 seconds. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet.
wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. a slight chance of
showers. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to
4 feet. wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 3 feet. wave
detail: south 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 3 feet.
wave detail: south 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 3 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. seas 2 to 3 feet,
building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. a
chance of showers. a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$