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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
952 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 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.

GMZ300-201515-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
952 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

Onshore winds will prevail through tomorrow night, resulting in
some patchy fog development through tomorrow morning. A cold front
will move offshore tomorrow night, resulting in a shift to
moderate northeast winds. Showers and thunderstorms will develop
along and ahead of the front, impacting the bays and coastal
waters between later tomorrow afternoon and Sunday morning. As
the front departs, moderate to strong offshore winds will develop
which will potentially require a Small Craft Advisory. Winds will
relax by Monday, with onshore flow redeveloping on Tuesday.

$$

GMZ335-201515-
Galveston Bay-
952 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy late.
Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth to
slightly choppy late in the evening, then becoming slightly
choppy after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly
choppy, becoming choppy in the late morning and afternoon.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters
choppy, becoming slightly choppy in the late evening and
overnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming
smooth in the afternoon.
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.

$$

GMZ330-201515-
Matagorda Bay-
952 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth
late.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 10 knots after midnight, then becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth after
midnight, then becoming slightly choppy late. Showers and
thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

$$

GMZ350-355-201515-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
952 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
around 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

$$

GMZ370-375-201515-
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-
952 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet in the
afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

$$