415  
FZUS54 KHGX 231613  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
1013 AM CST MON DEC 23 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.  
 
GMZ300-240515-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
1013 AM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH  
OF THE WEEK. CAUTION THRESHOLDS COULD BE REACHED AT TIMES. PATCHY  
FOG COULD OCCASIONALLY DEVELOP TOO. SOME RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY,  
BUT BETTER RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. AT THIS  
TIME, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING LOOKS QUIET.  
MORE RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING AS A SECOND SYSTEM MOVES ON THROUGH. OUR NEXT COLD FRONT  
CURRENTLY LOOKS TO MOVE ACROSS SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH  
OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-240515-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
1013 AM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-240515-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
1013 AM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO SOUTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-240515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
1013 AM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-240515-  
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-  
1013 AM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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