Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1013 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 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.

GMZ300-150415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1013 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 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.

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Galveston Bay-
1013 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west late.
Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late in the evening.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west
late. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
1013 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1013 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south late. Seas
around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.

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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-
1013 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, backing to east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.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, then around 3 feet after midnight.

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