Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
339 FZUS54 KHGX 241515 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1015 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 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. GMZ300-250415- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1015 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to occasionally moderate onshore flow, low seas and increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms can be expected through today. Winds will gradually back to the northeast on Wednesday ahead of an approaching cold front, and there will also be increasing chances of the showers and thunderstorms. This cold front is expected to move through the area 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. $$ GMZ335-250415- Galveston Bay- 1015 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, backing to north late. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-250415- Matagorda Bay- 1015 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .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 5 to 10 knots, backing to west in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-250415- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1015 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots, backing to west in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-250415- 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- 1015 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...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 and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers early in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$