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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1259 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

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.

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1259 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

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

Light to moderate south to southeast winds and seas of 3-5 feet
today. Strong to severe storms are ongoing inland ahead of a cold
front, but should weaken later tonight before moving offshore
Tuesday moring. Can not rule out an isolated strong storm in the
Galveston Bay area between about 10pm and 5am. A secondary,
stronger push of cool dry air will move into the waters late
Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. North winds should
increase to 20 to 25 knots with gusts of around 30 knots as this
occurs along with building seas. Small Craft Advisories will be
required. Onshore winds resume and increase later in the week.

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Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
1259 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming southwest around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly
choppy, diminishing to smooth late. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms early this evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters
slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

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-
1259 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and
overnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds and south
3 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely in the evening,
then showers likely with a chance of 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-
1259 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest around
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and
northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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