Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
471 FZUS54 KHGX 050718 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 218 AM CDT Sun May 5 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. GMZ300-052030- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 218 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate onshore winds and elevated seas will prevail through Monday resulting in small craft needing to exercise caution at times. Scattered showers and storms, some potentially strong, will develop this morning and continue into this evening. Increased flows are anticipated near the San Jacinto River and along the Intercoastal Water Way as flood waters enter the Bays over the next several days. $$ GMZ335-052030- Galveston Bay- 218 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots early this afternoon, then diminishing to around 15 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy early this afternoon, then becoming slightly choppy late. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth to slightly choppy after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-052030- Matagorda Bay- 218 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly 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...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-052030- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 218 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-052030- 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- 218 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$