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FZUS54 KHGX 291130
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
530 AM CST THU JAN 29 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.
GMZ300-300015-
530 AM CST THU JAN 29 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 TODAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE THURSDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY MODERATE
NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD,
ARCTIC AIR ANTICIPATED FRIDAY NIGHT, WINDS SHOULD FURTHER INCREASE
INTO SATURDAY, THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY. ON THE BAYS,
ALREADY LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE SOME NEGATIVE WATER
LEVELS THIS WEEK, EVEN MORE SO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
STRONGER NORTH WINDS IN PLACE.
GMZ335-300015-
GALVESTON BAY-
530 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
GMZ330-300015-
MATAGORDA BAY-
530 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTH 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 AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
GMZ350-355-300015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
530 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT 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
5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
GMZ370-375-300015-
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-
530 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 1 FOOT
AT 6 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
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET, BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS AND EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
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