696  
FZUS54 KHGX 212114  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
314 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
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.  
 
GMZ300-221015-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
314 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
MODERATE EAST-NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS  
WILL PREVAIL INTO SUNDAY AS A COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE  
COASTAL BEND AND TRACKS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL  
WATERS THIS WEEKEND. LOOK FOR RAIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION DURING  
THE DAY SATURDAY, CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT, THEN EXIT OFF TO THE  
EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. A LIGHT  
ONSHORE FLOW RESUMES LATE MONDAY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
POTENTIAL FOR SOME PERIODS OF SEA FOG LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY  
NIGHT UNTIL THE NEXT FRONT PUSHES OFF THE COAST.  
 
 
 
GMZ335-221015-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
314 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS EVENING INCREASING  
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.   
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10  
TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ330-221015-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
314 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ350-355-221015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
314 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS THIS EVENING  
INCREASING TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5  
FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS  
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ370-375-221015-  
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-  
314 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL  
EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30  
KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, EASING TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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