099  
FZUS54 KHGX 050320  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
1020 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.  
 
GMZ300-051630-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
AFTER ANOTHER NIGHT OF LIGHT AND RELATIVELY VARIABLE WINDS, LOOK  
FOR WINDS TO VEER SOUTHEASTERLY 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. RAIN CHANCES,  
WINDS, AND SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE FURTHER ON TUESDAY. HEAVY  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY. WINDS SHIFT NORTHERLY LATER IN THE WEEK,  
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AND LOWER SEAS AND WINDS HEADING INTO THE  
WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
GMZ335-051630-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST, 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30  
KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. 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.  
 
 
 
GMZ330-051630-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY  
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY TO CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
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.  
 
 
 
GMZ350-355-051630-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 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.  
 
 
 
GMZ370-375-051630-  
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-  
1020 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 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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