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Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys/southern Appalachians. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the lower Mississippi River Valley into the southern Appalachians today. A late-season snowstorm will continue heavy snow over parts of the central Rockies through today. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ370) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ370)
Issued by: National Weather Service Houston, TX
Last Update: 1249 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026		Print

Today: South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds.

Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.

Thursday: Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

Thursday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 6 seconds.

Friday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.

Friday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Saturday: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Sunday: Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Sunday Night: East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.






Zone Forecast: Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ370)

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