187  
FZUS54 KHGX 221526  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
926 AM CST SAT FEB 22 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.  
 
GMZ300-230415-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
926 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
ELEVATED WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS WILL PREVAIL INTO SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON AS A COASTAL LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE UPPER TEXAS  
COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH  
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON MATAGORDA BAY, AND THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON ON THE GULF WATERS. WINDS WILL BE MORE EAST-  
NORTHEASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE LOW  
APPROACHES, THEN SHIFT TO NORTHERLY ON SUNDAY WHEN THE LOW BEGINS  
TO EXIT THE AREA. ALSO LOOK FOR RAIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION  
THROUGH THE DAY, CONTINUE TONIGHT, AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM  
WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY. 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.  
 
 
 
GMZ335-230415-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
926 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY  
FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, RISING TO CHOPPY LATE.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, EASING TO SMOOTH LATE.   
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY  
FOG.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ330-230415-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
926 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG  
THIS AFTERNOON.   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, EASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.   
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY  
FOG.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, RISING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ350-355-230415-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
926 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG  
THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 2 FEET  
OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS. PATCHY FOG.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET OR LESS. PATCHY FOG.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET OR  
LESS. PATCHY FOG.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ370-375-230415-  
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-  
926 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY  
FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET  
AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET IN  
THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BACKING TO  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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