Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
768 FZUS54 KHGX 102102 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 402 PM CDT Fri May 10 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. GMZ300-111015- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 402 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate northeast winds will continue tonight. Caution flags are in place for the Gulf waters and Matagorda Bay. Winds will veer easterly and increase further on Saturday, possibly reaching Advisory levels at times and resulting in an increase in seas. Winds veer to a southeasterly direction by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms are possible on Sunday into Monday. Brief period of offshore flow possible on Tuesday before onshore flow returns by Tuesday night. $$ GMZ335-111015- Galveston Bay- 402 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-111015- Matagorda Bay- 402 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast around 15 knots late this evening and overnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy late this evening and overnight. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .MONDAY...South 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. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-111015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-111015- 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- 402 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 ...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy early in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$