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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
693 FZUS54 KHGX 280830 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 330 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 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. GMZ300-282130- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 330 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Onshore winds will prevail into early next week. A broad area of low pressure over the western Caribbean Sea is forecast to move into the Bay of Campeche later this weekend. Though this system should remain well to our south, look for seas to increase as a longer period swell moves into the upper Texas coastal waters Saturday night through Sunday night. $$ GMZ335-282130- Galveston Bay- 330 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, veering to southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, veering to southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. .TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-282130- Matagorda Bay- 330 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-282130- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 330 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-282130- 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- 330 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, veering to east in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$