Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
811 FZUS54 KHGX 271524 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1024 AM 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. GMZ300-280430- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1024 AM 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 Saturday and Sunday. Please see the text of the issued Beach Hazards Statement for details on coastal flooding potential. Rainfall chances increase on Sunday with scattered showers and storms 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. $$ GMZ335-280430- Galveston Bay- 1024 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT and WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-280430- Matagorda Bay- 1024 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south around 15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT and TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT and WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-280430- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1024 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots late. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-280430- 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- 1024 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet. .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. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .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 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$