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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
400 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 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.

GMZ300-170945-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
400 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

Moderate south to southeast winds and elevated seas will persist into
the middle of the week. Both winds and seas will slightly diminish during
the second half of the work week. Periods of haze and fog can be
anticipated though it is not expected to become dense. The next
cold front, and associated showers and thunderstorms, is
scheduled to push off the coast late Saturday night or Sunday
morning followed by moderate northeast winds in its wake.

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GMZ335-170945-
Galveston Bay-
400 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds near 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters smooth,
becoming slightly choppy in the late morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.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, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy,
becoming slightly choppy after midnight. Showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ330-170945-
Matagorda Bay-
400 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots becoming south.
Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds near 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-170945-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
400 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-170945-
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-
400 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$