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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
916 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 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.

GMZ300-290245-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
916 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

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

Moderate to strong onshore winds and hazardous seas will continue through
late tonight. Minor coastal flooding is expected in vulnerable locations
at times of high tide. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. Winds will gradually decrease late
Sunday night into Monday, with lingering high seas keeping conditions
hazardous through Monday. Generally moderate onshore flow will persist
through the rest of the week.

$$

GMZ335-290245-
Galveston Bay-
916 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution from 10 AM CDT until 5 AM CDT
Sunday morning...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers
likely late.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to 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 through WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Bay waters slightly choppy.
.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.

$$

GMZ330-290245-
Matagorda Bay-
916 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution from 10 AM CDT until 5 AM CDT
Sunday morning...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots this afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early
in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.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 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.

$$

GMZ350-355-290245-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
916 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution from this evening through
5 AM CDT Sunday morning...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional
seas up to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...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.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT and WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-290245-
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-
916 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots this afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 feet with occasional seas up
to 15 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14
feet this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south around
15 knots late. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the late morning
and afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT and 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 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$