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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
206 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.

GMZ300-240815-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
206 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.

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GMZ335-240815-
Galveston Bay-
206 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-240815-
Matagorda Bay-
206 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-240815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
206 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-240815-
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-
206 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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