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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
158 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 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.

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Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
158 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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

A continued onshore flow will persist into Saturday leading to the
rip current risk remaining elevated. 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 will push off
the coast late Saturday night or Sunday morning followed by
moderate northeast winds in its wake. Onshore winds resume during
the early to middle of next week.

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Galveston Bay-
158 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming
smooth after midnight. Patchy fog late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, becoming slightly choppy late.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
becoming smooth after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms with
showers likely.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
158 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming smooth late.
Patchy fog late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
smooth to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of
thunderstorms with showers likely.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
becoming smooth after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
158 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Patchy
fog early this morning. Patchy fog late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around
10 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 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 around 3 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-181915-
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-
158 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Patchy fog.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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