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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1019 AM CST TUE DEC 24 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.
GMZ300-250530-
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
1019 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
HOWEVER, PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN BE ANTICIPATED AS A
SERIES OF DISTURBANCES PASS THROUGH. THE FIRST SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT. A
BRIEF NORTH WIND SHIFT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS IS
POSSIBLE AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. A SECOND
DISTURBANCE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING MAY BRING ANOTHER
POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SCATTERED
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. IN BETWEEN RAIN, PATCHY
SEA FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT. WARMER WATER TEMPERATURES ARE NOT
EXACTLY IDEAL FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF DENSE FOG, BUT MARINERS
SHOULD ANTICIPATE SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AT TIMES THROUGH
SATURDAY.
GMZ335-250530-
GALVESTON BAY-
1019 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH,
RISING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND 10
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE.
BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT,
RISING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY LATE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO
SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ330-250530-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1019 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY, RISING TO ROUGH LATE. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO
SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ350-355-250530-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1019 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, RISING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 3
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
GMZ370-375-250530-
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-
1019 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, RISING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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