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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
257 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.

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Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

Moderate to strong onshore winds and elevated seas will continue through
the weekend. Small Craft Advisories are in effect through Sunday. Minor
coastal flooding may be expected in vulnerable locations at times of
high tide. Rain chances increase on Sunday with scattered showers and
thunderstorms persisting into Monday. Winds will gradually decrease
late Sunday in Monday, with lingering high seas keeping conditions dangerous
to small craft through Sunday night. Though more moderate, onshore flow
will persist early next week.

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Galveston Bay-
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to around 30 knots
late this evening and overnight. Bay waters rough, becoming very rough
late this evening and 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.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, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.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 through THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.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 until early morning.
.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.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.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 and THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots,
increasing to around 30 knots after midnight. 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 until early morning.
.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 early in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely late in the
morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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  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 and THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 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
until early morning.
.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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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