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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1045 AM CDT Sun May 26 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.

GMZ300-270415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1045 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

Moderate south winds and 4 to 6 foot seas are expected through
tonight. Conditions are such that small craft will want to
exercise caution through at least the day today. Winds and seas
decrease somewhat on Monday and Tuesday, followed by a slight dip
in wave heights. During the second half of the week, moderate to
occasionally strong southeast winds and 4 to 6 foot seas resume
with a long fetch setting up across the Gulf. Isolated to widely
scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible by Wednesday and
Thursday.

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GMZ335-270415-
Galveston Bay-
1045 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, easing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy to
choppy, easing to smooth to slightly choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
1045 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, easing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy to
choppy, easing to smooth to slightly choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1045 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, easing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.

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GMZ370-375-270415-
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-
1045 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

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