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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
372 FZUS54 KHGX 211521 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1021 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 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. GMZ300-220415- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1021 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Generally light to occasionally moderate onshore winds will continue through the forecast period. Seas will remain around 1 to 3 feet at least through the weekend. Rain chances remain low through Sunday with increased chances of late night to early morning showers and storms beginning Sunday night. $$ GMZ335-220415- Galveston Bay- 1021 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, backing to northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, rising to slightly choppy after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-220415- Matagorda Bay- 1021 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-220415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1021 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-220415- 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- 1021 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$