Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
523 FZUS54 KHGX 130830 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 330 AM CDT Mon May 13 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. GMZ300-132115- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 330 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate southeast winds will continue today, remaining at caution levels offshore. Scattered storms are expected by mid-day with an area of storms pushing offshore likely this evening. Winds will briefly shift to the north/northwest as a boundary crosses the coast and high pressure moves into the area. Onshore winds will resume by Tuesday night. Our next chance of widespread rainfall is expected to arrive early on Thursday. $$ GMZ335-132115- Galveston Bay- 330 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. Thunderstorms likely this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, veering to south after midnight, veering to west late. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to north in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, backing to east after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-132115- Matagorda Bay- 330 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, veering to east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-132115- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 330 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .TODAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to east late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-132115- 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- 330 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .TODAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, backing to northeast in the late evening and early morning, then becoming southeast around 10 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers early in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$