Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
325 AM CDT Thu May 30 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.

GMZ300-302115-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
325 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

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

Generally light onshore flow will continue with intermittent periods
of moderate onshore flow mainly during the overnight through early morning
hours. Seas will remain in the 3 to 5 ft range through the weekend and
may approach 6 ft early next week with the persistent onshore flow.
Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue into early
next week due to various passing disturbances.

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GMZ335-302115-
Galveston Bay-
325 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy
to choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-302115-
Matagorda Bay-
325 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy late.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy late.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to
choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-302115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
325 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-302115-
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-
325 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$