Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1012 PM CST Sat Feb 22 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.

GMZ300-231715-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1012 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

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

Elevated winds and elevated seas will prevail into Sunday
afternoon as a coastal low tracks across the offshore Upper Texas
coastal waters. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through
early Sunday morning for Matagorda Bay, and through Sunday
afternoon for the Gulf waters. The advisory for the Gulf waters
will likely be extended into Sunday night. Winds will be more
east-northeasterly to northeasterly through tonight as the low
approaches, then shift to northerly on Sunday when the low begins
to exit the area. Expect widespread rain showers with embedded
thunderstorms through Sunday afternoon. Light onshore flow
resumes late Monday. We`ll continue to monitor the potential for
some periods of sea fog late Tuesday into Wednesday night until
the next front pushes off the coast.

$$

GMZ335-231715-
Galveston Bay-
1012 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, rising to
15 to 20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, rising to choppy
late. Showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers with
isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around
10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth late.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast around
5 knots late. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, backing to southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

$$

GMZ330-231715-
Matagorda Bay-
1012 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SUNDAY...

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, easing to slightly choppy in
the afternoon. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, veering to east early in
the afternoon, veering to southeast late. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to north
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

$$

GMZ350-355-231715-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1012 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at
7 seconds. Showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds.
Showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east late. Seas
around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Patchy fog.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Patchy
fog.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.

$$

GMZ370-375-231715-
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-
1012 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at
7 seconds. Showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
7 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet
in the evening, then around 2 feet or less.

$$