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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
907 PM CDT Wed May 15 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.

GMZ300-161515-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
907 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

Onshore flow will gradually strengthen tonight and generally persist
through the end of the week. Exception could be in and around any
scattered storms that may impact the waters late Thursday and
possibly Friday. That said, highest shower and thunderstorm
chances are anticipated inland. Should be mainly rain free over
the weekend and into early next week.

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GMZ335-161515-
Galveston Bay-
907 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to
15 knots late this evening and overnight. Bay waters smooth,
rising to slightly choppy late this evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds near 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
late morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds near 15 knots, veering to south
around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ330-161515-
Matagorda Bay-
907 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to
smooth late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

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-
907 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms until early morning.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
907 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast overnight.
Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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