Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1252 PM CDT Tue Mar 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.

GMZ300-270615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1252 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

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

Elevated seas will slowly taper over the next couple of days.
North to northeast winds should begin weakening this afternoon.
Light to moderate onshore flow returns by Thursday evening and
continues into early next week.

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GMZ335-270615-
Galveston Bay-
1252 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy,
becoming smooth in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy.

$$

GMZ330-270615-
Matagorda Bay-
1252 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast. Bay
waters slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, becoming
slightly choppy in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
becoming choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

$$

GMZ350-355-270615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1252 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet.

$$

GMZ370-375-270615-
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-
1252 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15
knots late. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

$$


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