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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
301 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 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.

GMZ300-200845-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
301 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

Generally light onshore winds will continue through the forecast
period. Winds may occasionally become moderate over the Gulf
waters. Seas will remain around 1 to 3 feet at least through the
weekend. Rain chances remain low through the end of the week, with
a few showers and storms each day.

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GMZ335-200845-
Galveston Bay-
301 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late.
Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to northeast
late in the morning, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay
waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

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GMZ330-200845-
Matagorda Bay-
301 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy late.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to
smooth after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-200845-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
301 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to south late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, backing to east in the
late morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-200845-
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-
301 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, backing to east in the
late morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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