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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas...UPDATED
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1134 PM CDT Thu May 16 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.

GMZ300-171730-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1134 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

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

Moderate northeast winds will continue overnight in the wake of
the band of storms that passed though earlier in the evening.
Another disturbance is expected to move up the coast from the
southwest in the mid morning and early afternoon hours Friday and
provide another chance of showers and thunderstorms. Any stronger
cells with this activity will probably be in the Gulf waters
rather than the bays. Light offshore winds should transition back
to the southeast this weekend.

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GMZ335-171730-
Galveston Bay-
1134 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots backing to north 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy late
tonight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly
choppy, easing to smooth in the late morning and afternoon. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to east
late. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-171730-
Matagorda Bay-
1134 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning
and afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, backing to northeast
around 5 knots late in the morning, veering to southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-171730-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1134 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6
seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly this
evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and east 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-171730-
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-
1134 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20
knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 7 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, backing to
northeast late. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet
at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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