Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
741 FZUS54 KHGX 280148 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 848 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 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. GMZ300-281430- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 848 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Strong onshore winds and hazardous seas will continue through Sunday night. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for both the Gulf waters and bays. Minor coastal flooding is expected in vulnerable locations at times of high tide. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon through Monday. Winds will gradually decrease late Sunday night into Monday, with lingering high seas keeping conditions hazardous through Monday. Generally moderate onshore flow will persist through the rest of the week. $$ GMZ335-281430- Galveston Bay- 848 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to around 30 knots overnight. Bay waters rough, becoming very rough overnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A higher chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy in the late morning and afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms likely until late afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-281430- Matagorda Bay- 848 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South 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 early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .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 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-281430- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 848 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, increasing to around 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south around 15 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-281430- 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- 848 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. $$