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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
345 PM 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.
GMZ300-251000-
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
345 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
A LINE OF STORMS ALONG AN ADVANCING FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED
TO APPROACH THE COAST OVERNIGHT, BRINGING WITH IT THE POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS JUST BEFORE
SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A BRIEF SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS. 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.
GMZ335-251000-
GALVESTON BAY-
345 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 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.
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.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH LATE.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BACKING TO SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ330-251000-
MATAGORDA BAY-
345 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
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 THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTHEAST
LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
LATE. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH LATE.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ350-355-251000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
345 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
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.
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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN AROUND 2 FEET OR LESS.
GMZ370-375-251000-
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-
345 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
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. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 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, BECOMING
SOUTH 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.
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. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
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 AROUND 10 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.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
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