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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
257 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 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.

GMZ300-210815-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
257 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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

Generally light to occasionally moderate 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 Saturday with increased chances of late night to early
morning showers and storms beginning Sunday night.

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GMZ335-210815-
Galveston Bay-
257 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.

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GMZ330-210815-
Matagorda Bay-
257 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to
around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to
smooth late.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-210815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
257 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in
the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.

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GMZ370-375-210815-
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-
257 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in
the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less, then around 3 feet after midnight. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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