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FZUS54 KHGX 071228  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
628 AM CST FRI NOV 7 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.  
 
GMZ300-080115-  
628 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2025  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS ALREADY MOVED OUT OF THE BAY THIS MORNING AS  
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE. OTHERWISE, TRANQUIL MARINE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS  
EXPECTED TO BRING HIGHER WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN ITS WAKE BY  
SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE  
CHANCE OF GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IS INCREASING FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  
A GALE WATCH MAY BE WARRANTED. ABNORMALLY LOW WATER LEVELS DURING  
LOW TIDE CYCLES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-080115-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
628 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG  
EARLY THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY  
WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, INCREASING TO ROUGH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-080115-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
628 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY  
WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY  
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS VERY  
ROUGH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-080115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
628 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-080115-  
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-  
628 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, BUILDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 15 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 9 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
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