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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
958 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 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.

GMZ300-261515-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
958 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

Onshore winds will continue to strengthen and seas build
overnight. They will remain elevated for the next several days and Small
Craft Advisories will likely remain in effect. Rainfall chances
increase on Sunday, with scattered showers and storms persisting
into Monday. Winds become lighter heading into the early part of
next week.

$$

GMZ335-261515-
Galveston Bay-
958 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming rough late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters very rough, becoming choppy
in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy
after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.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.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ330-261515-
Matagorda Bay-
958 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming rough late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in
the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-261515-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
958 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds increasing to near 20 knots. Seas
building to 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers with isolated
thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with
occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to
10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 30 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 chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.MONDAY...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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-261515-
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-
958 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds increasing to near 20 knots. Seas building
to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots late. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to
10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots in
the morning. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet,
building to 9 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 25 knots. Gusts to
35 knots until early morning. Seas 9 to 10 feet with occasional
seas up to 13 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet,
subsiding to 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers 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 in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$