Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
538 FZUS54 KHGX 220350 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 950 PM CST Thu Nov 21 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. GMZ300-221700- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 950 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light onshore winds return Saturday and strengthen Sunday through early next week. Winds and seas will decrease again toward midweek. $$ GMZ335-221700- Galveston Bay- 950 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast late. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY through MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ330-221700- Matagorda Bay- 950 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, veering to northwest around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, veering to east around 5 knots late. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 and SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth, rising to smooth to slightly choppy after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-221700- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 950 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds around 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-221700- 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- 950 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet late this evening, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots late. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less, then 3 to 4 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$