Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
522 FZUS54 KHGX 270236 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 936 PM CDT Sun May 26 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. GMZ300-271515- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 936 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate south winds and 4 to 6 foot seas are expected through tonight. Conditions are such that small craft will want to exercise caution through at least this evening. Winds and seas decrease somewhat on Monday and Tuesday, followed by a slight dip in wave heights. During the second half of the week, moderate to occasionally strong southeast winds and 4 to 6 foot seas resume with a long fetch setting up across the Gulf. Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible by Wednesday and Thursday. $$ GMZ335-271515- Galveston Bay- 936 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-271515- Matagorda Bay- 936 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-271515- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 936 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-271515- 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- 936 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. $$