Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
255 AM CDT Fri May 31 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.

GMZ300-312015-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
255 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

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

Light to moderate onshore flow and seas of 3 to 6 feet are
expected through midweek next week. Small craft may need to
exercise caution at times, especially during the overnight hours.
Rounds of showers and storms will be possible through the weekend
with rain chances tapering off next week. Some of these storms
could become strong to severe, producing damaging wind gusts and
locally elevated seas.

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GMZ335-312015-
Galveston Bay-
255 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy
to choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-312015-
Matagorda Bay-
255 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly this
morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
evening and early morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A chance of
thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-312015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
255 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-312015-
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-
255 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 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.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.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.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$