Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
221 FZUS54 KHGX 220232 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 932 PM 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. GMZ300-221530- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 932 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to moderate onshore winds will prevail into the early part of next week, after which an approaching frontal boundary will bring a potential shift to northeast winds. Winds behind the boundary will likely approach caution thresholds. Rain chances remain low through Sunday with increased chances of late night to early morning showers and storms beginning Sunday night. $$ GMZ335-221530- Galveston Bay- 932 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy after midnight. $$ GMZ330-221530- Matagorda Bay- 932 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog early in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots after midnight. 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. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-221530- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 932 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ GMZ370-375-221530- 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- 932 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .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 5 to 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. A chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...East 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 around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers. $$