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

GMZ300-192015-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
255 AM 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 Saturday night, with periods
of patchy fog expected prior to the passage of a cold front that
will result in a shift to NE winds. Showers and thunderstorms
will develop along and ahead of the front, impacting the bays and
coastal waters between Saturday 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.

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GMZ335-192015-
Galveston Bay-
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy late.
Patchy fog. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around
10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth late.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
Scattered showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay
waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth to slightly choppy after
midnight, then becoming choppy late. Scattered thunderstorms.
Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers and 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...East 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.

$$

GMZ330-192015-
Matagorda Bay-
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy late.
Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth late.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight, then becoming north 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth after
midnight, then becoming slightly choppy late. Showers likely with
scattered thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

$$

GMZ350-355-192015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. 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. Showers likely with scattered
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 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.

$$

GMZ370-375-192015-
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-
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
around 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with
scattered thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building
to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas
up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

$$