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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
945 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 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.

GMZ300-191515-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
945 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

Generally light onshore winds will continue through the forecast period.
Seas will remain around 1 to 3 feet at least through the weekend. Rain
chances remain low through the end of the week, with a few isolated
storms possible heading into the weekend.

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Galveston Bay-
945 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, veering to northeast late
in the morning, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late.
Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to east around 5 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, veering to southeast late.
Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY through SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots.
Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

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GMZ330-191515-
Matagorda Bay-
945 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers late. Patchy fog late.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog early in the morning. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT and SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY and SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
945 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers late.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, backing to east late in the
morning, rising to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog early
in the morning. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to south late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.

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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-
945 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, backing to east in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4
seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, rising to 5 to 10 knots in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less,
then around 3 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less, then around 3 feet after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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