Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1003 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

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.

GMZ300-301530-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1003 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM
including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.

Generally light onshore flow will continue with intermittent periods
of moderate onshore flow mainly during the overnight through early morning
hours. Seas will remain in the 3 to 5 ft range through the weekend and
may approach 6 ft early next week with the persistent onshore flow.
Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue into early
next week due to various passing upper level disturbances.

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GMZ335-301530-
Galveston Bay-
1003 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT through FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday
and Friday night.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy
to choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-301530-
Matagorda Bay-
1003 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT and SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-301530-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1003 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-301530-
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-
1003 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$