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FZUS54 KHGX 050838  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
338 AM CDT MON MAY 5 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.  
 
GMZ300-052115-  
SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT  
60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS  
338 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL VEER SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE ON TODAY 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-052115-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
338 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, EASING TO SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH  
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH  
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-052115-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
338 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,  
RISING TO CHOPPY LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH  
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-052115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
338 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 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.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-052115-  
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-  
338 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO  
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE EVENING.    
TUESDAY
 
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  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING TO AROUND  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS. SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 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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