Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
181 FZUS54 KHGX 300326 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1026 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 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. GMZ300-301545- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1026 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Lowering winds and decreasing seas can be expected though Tuesday. Generally moderate onshore flow and somewhat elevated seas are anticipated this week and into the start of the weekend. Caution flags might occasionally be needed during periods of higher winds, especially Wednesday night into Thursday. Periods of unsettled weather are possible, though better shower and thunderstorm chances should be situated a bit further inland for much of the forecast period as the next cold stays away from the coast. $$ GMZ335-301545- Galveston Bay- 1026 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy late. Patchy fog early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds near 20 knots. Bay waters rough, becoming choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-301545- Matagorda Bay- 1026 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth. Patchy fog. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy late. Patchy fog early in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog early in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, becoming slightly choppy to choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-301545- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1026 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-301545- 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- 1026 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Patchy fog. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog. .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 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$