Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1046 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 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.

GMZ300-011615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1046 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

Moderate to occasionally strong onshore winds are expected to
prevail through the remainder of the week and into the weekend,
with wind speeds at times approaching advisory thresholds. Shower
and thunderstorm chances begin to increase tomorrow and persist
through the rest of the week, mainly for the Galveston Bay area
and its adjacent waters. Though the strongest storms are expected
to remain inland. An isolated stronger storm or two cannot be
fully ruled out, especially on Thursday.

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GMZ335-011615-
Galveston Bay-
1046 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-011615-
Matagorda Bay-
1046 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a
moderate chop.

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GMZ350-355-011615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1046 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-011615-
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-
1046 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

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