Severe Thunderstorms from Texas to the Central Gulf Coast; Heavy Rainfall in Central Texas on Thursday

Severe thunderstorms will continue tonight from Texas to the Central Gulf Coast, with scattered damaging winds and large hail as the main threats. Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected over portions of central Texas Thursday, shifting into eastern Texas into the central Gulf Coast on Friday. Read More >

Last Update: 723 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

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Marine Zone Forecast

Tonight

South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds.

Thursday

Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Friday

Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Friday Night

South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: south 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Saturday

Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and south 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Saturday Night

Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave detail: north 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Sunday

Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at 6 seconds.

Sunday Night

Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

Monday

Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.

Monday Night

Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.