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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1038 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

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.

GMZ300-271645-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60
nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1038 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
Onshore flow will strengthen and seas build tonight in advance of
a cold front that will move into the area Wednesday morning. A
line of strong storms will be moving toward the coastal waters in
the 8am to noon timeframe. Winds will quickly become west northwest
behind the storms. They will increase going into Wednesday night
and remain elevated into Friday. Small Craft Advisories are
currently in effect and a Gale Watch is also in effect for
Thursday. Low Water Advisories will also be possible for the bays
and ship channels on Thursday as water is displaced to the south.

$$

GMZ330-335-271645-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
1038 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds increasing to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy to rough. A slight chance of showers late in the evening.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west northwest.
Bay waters choppy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the
morning. Some thunderstorms may be severe.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters
rough.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 25 knots with gusts to gale. Bay
waters rough.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy becoming smooth
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

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GMZ350-355-271645-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1038 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas
3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in
the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 25 knots becoming west northwest 20 to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Showers
and thunderstorms likely into early in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may be severe.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to gale.
Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 knots becoming 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southeast after midnight. Seas 0 to 1 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

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GMZ370-375-271645-
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-
1038 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas
4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening
and early morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 25 knots becoming west northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
Showers in the morning. Thunderstorms likely.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to
gale. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to gale.
Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to
gale. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around
40 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

$$