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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
933 PM CDT Tue Oct 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
933 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

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

Light southwest to west winds and low seas are expected through this
evening. A cold front will pass through late tonight into early Wednesday
morning with moderate to strong and gusty northeast to east winds and
elevated seas developing in its wake. A small craft advisory is
in effect for all of our waters beginning tonight. The advisory
will continue for at least a portion of the waters through
Thursday morning. Moderate to occasionally strong east winds and
elevated seas are expected to persist for the remainder of the
week and even through most of the weekend. Elevated water levels
across the bays may be possible.

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GMZ335-161515-
Galveston Bay-
933 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters smooth, rising to rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, easing to choppy in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters
slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the late evening and
overnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around 15
knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT and SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT and SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.

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GMZ330-161515-
Matagorda Bay-
933 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to
slightly choppy late. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, easing to choppy in
the afternoon. A slight chance of showers early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots
after midnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT through SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-161515-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
933 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
south around 20 knots, then becoming northeast around 30 knots
late. Seas around 2 feet or less, then 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
South 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, easing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally
to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT and SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6
feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to around 20 knots
after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY and SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-161515-
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-
933 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
south around 15 knots, then becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots
late. Seas around 2 feet or less, then 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 5 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 8 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT and FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6
feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally
to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally
to 10 feet.
.SUNDAY and SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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