Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
374 FZUS54 KHGX 290331 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1031 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 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. GMZ300-291630- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1031 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate to strong onshore winds and hazardous seas will continue through late tonight. Minor coastal flooding is expected in vulnerable locations at times of high tide. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. Winds will gradually decrease late Sunday night into Monday, with lingering high seas keeping conditions hazardous through Monday. Generally moderate onshore flow will persist through the rest of the week. $$ GMZ335-291630- Galveston Bay- 1031 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers this evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early this evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall late. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers with thunderstorms likely early in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-291630- Matagorda Bay- 1031 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south late. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers this evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late this evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY 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 early in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-291630- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1031 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early this evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late this evening and early morning, then some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-291630- 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- 1031 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet. Thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$