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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
934 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 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.

GMZ300-251530-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
934 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

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

Moderate onshore flow and fairly low seas will continue through
Thursday morning. Winds and seas will be on an upward climb late
Thursday and into the weekend as a long fetch of moderate to
strong southeast winds set up across the Gulf. Small Craft
Advisories are likely Friday into Saturday night.

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GMZ335-251530-
Galveston Bay-
934 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy late.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, becoming south
20 to 25 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming rough late.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Bay waters very rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters very rough, becoming
choppy after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-251530-
Matagorda Bay-
934 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to around
30 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming very rough
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters very rough, becoming
choppy after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-251530-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
934 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast around
20 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional
seas up to 13 feet, subsiding to 7 to 8 feet with occasional seas
up to 10 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-251530-
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-
934 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots with gusts up to
40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet,
building to 9 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to
35 knots in the evening. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas
up to 13 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with
occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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