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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1004 PM CDT Mon Apr 23 2018

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.

GMZ300-241615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1004 PM CDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Light winds should persist through Tuesday. Wednesday night or
early Thursday morning a weak cold front moves off the coast and
consistent offshore flow resumes and persists into Saturday.


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GMZ335-241615-
Galveston Bay-
1004 PM CDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming
smooth in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.

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GMZ330-241615-
Matagorda Bay-
1004 PM CDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming smooth to slightly choppy
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.

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GMZ350-355-241615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
1004 PM CDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet.

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GMZ370-375-241615-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
1004 PM CDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet.

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