569  
FZUS54 KHGX 240328  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
928 PM 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.  
 
GMZ300-241615-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
928 PM 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, SOME LOCALLY DENSE, COULD OCCASIONALLY DEVELOP TOO. BETTER  
RAIN AND STORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED 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 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-241615-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
928 PM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
LATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO  
SMOOTH LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO SOUTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG LATE.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-241615-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
928 PM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTHEAST LATE  
IN THE MORNING, VEERING TO SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-241615-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
928 PM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF 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.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTH  
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG  
LATE.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-241615-  
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-  
928 PM CST MON DEC 23 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, BACKING TO SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, BACKING TO EAST LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, RISING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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