Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1026 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 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.

GMZ300-160415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1026 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

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

Surface high pressure across the northwestern Gulf will continue
to bring benign marine conditions light onshore winds and low
seas. Winds will vary between southwesterly and southeasterly
throughout the day each day. A few showers and storms cannot be
ruled out after mid-week over the Gulf waters.

$$

GMZ335-160415-
Galveston Bay-
1026 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west after
midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
late. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, veering to north
around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-160415-
Matagorda Bay-
1026 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, veering to west around
5 knots late. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, backing to south early
in the afternoon, rising to 5 to 10 knots late. Bay waters
smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, backing to southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.

$$

GMZ350-355-160415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1026 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west late. Seas
around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, backing to south late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest
late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-160415-
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-
1026 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, veering to southwest late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to north early
in the afternoon, backing to southwest late. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest
late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$