Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
688 FZUS54 KHGX 222133 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 333 PM CST Fri Nov 22 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. GMZ300-231000- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 333 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light onshore winds return by Saturday, strengthening to 10 to 20 knots on Sunday as seas rise to 3 to 5 feet. The next cold front is expected to push off the coast early Tuesday morning, bringing isolated rain chances before stalling further offshore. This boundary will lift north as a warm front early Wednesday morning. $$ GMZ335-231000- Galveston Bay- 333 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, veering to northwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, rising to slightly choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-231000- Matagorda Bay- 333 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy after midnight. $$ GMZ350-355-231000- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 333 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming south 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, veering to northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-231000- 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- 333 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$