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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
348 AM CDT Fri Apr 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.

GMZ300-262130-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
348 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

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

Moderate to strong onshore winds will persist through the weekend
with elevated seas. Small Craft Advisories are in effect through
Sunday. Rainfall chances increase on Sunday with scattered showers
and storms persisting into Monday. While the onshore flow will persist
through next week, conditions will gradually improve late Sunday
through Monday.

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GMZ335-262130-
Galveston Bay-
348 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution through this afternoon...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may be severe.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening, then isolated thunderstorms
late in the evening. Isolated showers in the late evening and
early morning.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to
35 knots in the evening. Bay waters rough.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy
after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ330-262130-
Matagorda Bay-
348 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution through this afternoon...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated
showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming rough late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in
the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy
after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-262130-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
348 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots, increasing to around 30 knots late. Seas 6 to 9 feet
with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas
up to 11 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-262130-
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-
348 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots late. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to
10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots
until late afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up
to 13 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots in
the morning. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to
13 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet
with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas
up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$