Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1024 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 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.

GMZ300-121545-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1024 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

Generally light onshore flow and low seas should prevail through
the end of the week. There will be a daily risk of isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms. Storm storms may produce
locally higher winds and seas.

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Galveston Bay-
1024 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening and early morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
late. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, backing to northeast late. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Matagorda Bay-
1024 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
easing to smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.

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-
1024 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and early morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
1024 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers
and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$