Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 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.

GMZ300-281615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

Light to moderate onshore winds and gradually increasing seas can be
expected. Conditions should generally remain below caution thresholds.
Tide levels will also remain elevated over the next few days.

$$

GMZ335-281615-
Galveston Bay-
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around
10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth late.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the afternoon.
Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ330-281615-
Matagorda Bay-
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots, rising to around 15 knots late.
Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy to choppy late. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Hazy early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly
choppy. Hazy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, backing to southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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.

$$

GMZ350-355-281615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Hazy early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Hazy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, veering to south after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-281615-
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-
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
until late afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Hazy early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Hazy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, veering to south after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$