Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
087 FZUS54 KHGX 041530 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1030 AM CDT Sat May 4 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. GMZ300-050415- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1030 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate to occasionally strong onshore winds and seas generally from 4 to 6 ft, occasionally higher, will prevail through the weekend and into next week. Winds and seas will reach Small Craft Should Exercise Caution conditions at times. Shower and storm chances continue today. A more organized line of thunderstorms is expected to approach the coast early Sunday morning, potentially bringing gusty winds. Drier conditions return next week. $$ GMZ335-050415- Galveston Bay- 1030 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight, then diminishing to around 15 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy after midnight, then becoming slightly choppy late. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT through WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-050415- Matagorda Bay- 1030 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight, then diminishing to around 15 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy after midnight, then becoming slightly choppy late. .MONDAY and MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-050415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1030 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-050415- 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- 1030 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$