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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
346 PM CDT Thu May 9 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.

GMZ300-100915-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
346 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

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

A cold front will make its way into the upper Texas coastal waters
late tonight and early Friday morning. There may be some isolated
showers and thunderstorms ahead of it, but the vast majority of
storms will dissipate further inland before reaching the waters.
North and northeast winds in the wake of the front will swing back
to the southeast by early Sunday as the front moves back inland as
a warm front. Periods of showers and thunderstorms can be expected
Sunday and Monday.

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GMZ335-100915-
Galveston Bay-
346 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north toward
morning. Bay waters slightly choppy. Hazy until early morning.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to
choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-100915-
Matagorda Bay-
346 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
later tonight. Bay waters slightly choppy. Hazy until early
morning.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, veering to east late.
Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-100915-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
346 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
toward morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet
at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Hazy until early
morning.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, veering to east late.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy in
the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to
20 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. 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. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-100915-
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-
346 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7
seconds and southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy with patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Hazy early in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to
20 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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