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FZUS54 KHGX 250303
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
903 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.
GMZ300-251615-
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
903 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.
GMZ335-251615-
GALVESTON BAY-
903 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. BAY
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH, RISING TO SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN 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.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 UNTIL EARLY
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-251615-
MATAGORDA BAY-
903 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE. BAY
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, RISING TO ROUGH LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN 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.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTHEAST
LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
LATE.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. 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.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-251615-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
903 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE. SEAS
AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY 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:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 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: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. 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.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
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.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-251615-
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-
903 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO
40 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE.
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: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 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.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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