Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
864 FZUS54 KHGX 240359 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1059 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 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. GMZ300-241615- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1059 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to occasionally moderate onshore flow and low seas will continue through Tuesday. There will be increased chances of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the coastal waters through Tuesday as well. The winds gradually back to the northeast on Wednesday ahead of an approaching cold front, and there will also be increased coverage of the showers and storms on Wednesday. This cold front is expected to move through the coastal waters late Wednesday night into Thursday bringing moderate to strong northerly winds through Thursday night. Seas will likely increase to 4 to 6 feet due to the increase in winds. Small Craft Advisories may be needed. $$ GMZ335-241615- Galveston Bay- 1059 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, backing to north late. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-241615- Matagorda Bay- 1059 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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 in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-241615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1059 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers late. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-241615- 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- 1059 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$