Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1031 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 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.

GMZ300-150430-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1031 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

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

Light to moderate onshore winds and low seas will prevail through
early Sunday. By Sunday afternoon, onshore winds and seas will
begin to gradually build as the gradient steepens between a
developing low pressure system over the Bay of Campeche and an
area of high pressure over the eastern United States. Small Craft
Advisory conditions are possible starting as early as Monday and
continuing until as late as the end of the week. By the middle of
the week, seas could build to 7-10 feet with sustained winds
offshore averaging around 25 knots with gusts over 30 knots. For
now, our forecast keeps conditions under gale criteria. But we
cannot rule out gale conditions, or at least gusts to gale force,
by the middle of the week across the Gulf waters. There will also
be a daily risk of showers and thunderstorms. Rain and
thunderstorms could be heavy at times during the Sunday to
Thursday time frame.

Mariners are advised to monitor the aforementioned low pressure
system. The National Hurricane Center currently estimates that
the system has a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical
depression by the middle of next week. Stronger winds and building
seas will remain likely even if the system does not develop.

$$

GMZ335-150430-
Galveston Bay-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
late. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, easing to around 5 knots
late. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ330-150430-
Matagorda Bay-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 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, rising to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-150430-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-150430-
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-
1031 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots
late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds
and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$