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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 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.
GMZ300-040015-
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
MORNING, WITH ONSHORE FLOW REACHING VERY NEAR SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS, ALONG WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
A SHORT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED MORE THAN 20 NM OUT
FROM MATAGORDA BAY, AS WINDS AND SEAS HAVE REMAINED SUFFICIENTLY
ELEVATED IN THAT REGION. WINDS DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES, WITH SHOWERS LIKELY ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME PATCHY FOG AS THOSE
WINDS WEAKEN JUST BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES,
EXPECT GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
ANTICIPATE A NEED FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WITH THESE GUSTY
WINDS, PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
GMZ335-040015-
GALVESTON BAY-
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-040015-
MATAGORDA BAY-
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-040015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET
IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ375-040015-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-040015-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
515 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL:
SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET
AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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