Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
GMZ300-181215-
644 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026
.Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM
including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.
A long fetch of moderate to occasionally strong onshore winds
will continue over the next couple of days resulting in higher
than normal waters levels...most notable around high tide
times...and an enhanced rip current risk. Elevated winds and seas
will continue through at least late Monday. Small Craft Advisories
remain in effect. Isolated showers remain possible through Monday,
followed by increasing chances of storms late Tuesday and beyond.
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GMZ370-375-181215- 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- 644 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING TONIGHT Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. TUESDAY Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet. THURSDAY Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. THURSDAY NIGHT Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. FRIDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$
GMZ370-375-181215- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 644 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING TONIGHT Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. TUESDAY Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. TUESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet. THURSDAY Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. THURSDAY NIGHT Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. FRIDAY South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$