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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
505 AM CST THU FEB 5 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.
GMZ300-052330-
505 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
MODERATE NORTH WINDS AND SOMEWHAT ELEVATED SEAS OFFSHORE EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WINDS WILL BACK
TO THE SOUTHWEST AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SINKS TO OUR SOUTH. A DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD
MOVE INTO THE WATERS SATURDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY AS IT
DOES SO. IT WILL WASH OUT AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE
WATERS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEGATIVE TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE BAY NEAR LOW CYCLES TODAY.
THE NEXT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PROBABLY WILL NOT BE
UNTIL TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT AS OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN
FROM THE WEST.
GMZ335-052330-
GALVESTON BAY-
505 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NEAR 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ330-052330-
MATAGORDA BAY-
505 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. BAY
WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
GMZ350-355-052330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
505 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
EARLY THIS MORNING, DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6
SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 2 FEET
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
GMZ370-375-052330-
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-
505 AM CST THU FEB 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING...
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING
TO AROUND 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
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