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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
343 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

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.

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Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
343 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

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

Patches of dense fog near the coast will expand in coverage later
this evening then move into the southern and central bays
overnight. It should erode in the bays in the mid morning hours
then linger in the Gulf during the day. A general repeat scenario
is anticipated through the weekend Otherwise, light onshore winds
and low seas will prevail into early next week. A weak, nearly
stalled front may meander around the coast Tuesday and Wednesday,
finally getting a much needed push offshore late Wednesday.

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Galveston Bay-
343 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 10 knots
overnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of fog
developing across the southern and central bay overnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of night time and early morning
fog retreating toward the Gulf in the mid to late morning hours.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Showers likely.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

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Matagorda Bay-
343 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around 10 knots
late. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth to slightly
choppy late. Patchy fog early this evening, then areas of fog
late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Areas of night time and morning fog
retreating toward the Gulf in the mid to late morning hours.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, becoming
north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
rising to choppy after midnight.

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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-
343 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog early in the
morning, then patchy fog in the late morning and early afternoon.
Areas of fog late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog early in the
morning, then patchy fog in the late morning and afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in
the evening, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
3 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

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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-
343 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog early in
the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots, rising to around
20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.

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