958  
FZUS54 KHGX 041954  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 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.  
 
GMZ300-050830-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS  
VEERING TO THE EAST. WINDS VEER SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE ON MONDAY  
AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. THERE IS AN INCREASING RISK  
OF WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS BEGINNING AS EARLY AS MONDAY EVENING  
AND CONTINUING THROUGH AS LATE AS THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES, WINDS, AND SEAS INCREASE  
FURTHER ON TUESDAY. HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY  
INTO WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY. MUCH HIGHER  
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT  
DEVELOPS. WINDS SHIFT NORTH LATER IN THE WEEK, WITH DRIER  
CONDITIONS AND LOWER SEAS AND WINDS TOWARDS THE END OF THE  
FORECAST PERIOD.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-050830-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, RISING TO CHOPPY LATE.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30  
KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS,  
RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, RISING TO ROUGH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-050830-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.   
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY, RISING TO CHOPPY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30  
KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS,  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS ROUGH, EASING TO  
CHOPPY LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY, EASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH  
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-050830-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30  
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST  
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-050830-  
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-  
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30  
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST  
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 7 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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