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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1011 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 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.

GMZ300-180415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1011 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

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

Light onshore winds will prevail with seas remaining around 1 to
2 feet. Daily chances for showers and storms will remain in the
forecast with rainfall chances increasing towards the end of the
week as a weak cool front reaches the coast. This may result in a
brief shift to weak offshore winds on Friday.

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Galveston Bay-
1011 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, backing to
southeast this afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Showers and thunderstorms likely.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
1011 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, backing to south in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Scattered showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south in the
afternoon. 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.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.

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-
1011 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet or less,
then around 3 feet after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-180415-
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-
1011 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, easing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Scattered showers
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then
a chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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