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FZUS54 KHGX 281829
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1229 PM CST WED JAN 28 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.
GMZ300-290715-
1229 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD, ARCTIC AIR ANTICIPATED FRIDAY NIGHT.
LOOK FOR ELEVATED NORTH WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS THROUGH
SATURDAY, GRADUALLY DECREASING SUNDAY. ON THE BAYS, ALREADY LOW
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE SOME NEGATIVE WATER LEVELS THIS
WEEK, EVEN MORE SO FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH STRONGER NORTH
WINDS IN PLACE.
GMZ335-290715-
GALVESTON BAY-
1229 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ330-290715-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1229 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY
WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ350-355-290715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1229 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
GMZ370-375-290715-
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-
1229 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT
3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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