Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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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.

$$