NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ300-151615-  Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out  60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays  1010 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024    .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM  including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.    Winds will transition to the south and southeast tonight and  Wednesday, and this onshore flow will gradually strengthen and  persist until another cold front moves off the coast at the end of  the week. Periods of unsettled weather are possible at times  Thursday and Friday, although highest shower and thunderstorm  chances are anticipated inland. Drier weather can be expected  over the weekend and into early next week.    $$
   GMZ330-151615-  Matagorda Bay-  1010 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024    TONIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.  WEDNESDAY  Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to  15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to  around 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters  choppy, easing to slightly choppy in the late evening and  overnight.  THURSDAY  Southeast winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to  20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Bay waters slightly  choppy, rising to choppy in the late morning and afternoon. A  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and  afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to  around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, easing to  slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and  thunderstorms until early morning.  FRIDAY  Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to  slightly choppy.  FRIDAY NIGHT  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.  SATURDAY  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast  in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters  smooth.  SUNDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters  smooth to slightly choppy.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$