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FZUS54 KHGX 131813
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1213 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
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.
GMZ300-140715-
1213 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS. MARINERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE NEGATIVE
TIDE LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEK, ESPECIALLY AROUND LOW TIDE CYCLES
IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HALF OF THE THE BAYS. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
INCREASING NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS FILLING IN BEHIND IT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS.
GMZ335-140715-
GALVESTON BAY-
1213 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
GMZ330-140715-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1213 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO CHOPPY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
GMZ350-355-140715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1213 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
GMZ370-375-140715-
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-
1213 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS,
BECOMING WEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 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. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
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