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FZUS54 KHGX 171808
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 17 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.
GMZ300-180715-
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO MIDWEEK. THERE'S A
SLIGHT CHANCE A DECAYING FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST ON FRIDAY, BUT
ONLY A SUBSET OF COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT AT THE
PRESENT TIME. IN TERMS OF FOG POTENTIAL, WATER TEMPERATURES HAVE
WARMED INTO THE MID 60S AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE A SLIGHT INCREASE
OVER THE COMING DAYS. WHILE PATCHY FOG CANNOT COMPLETELY BE RULED
OUT, THE COMBINATION OF WARMING WATERS AND HIGHER WIND SPEEDS
SUGGEST CHANCES ARE SOMEWHAT LOW AT THIS TIME. THURSDAY NIGHT,
FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT APPEAR TO HAVE THE GREATEST
CHANCES OF SEEING SOME PATCHY SEA FOG.
GMZ335-180715-
GALVESTON BAY-
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
GMZ330-180715-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, INCREASING TO
ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GMZ350-355-180715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY
FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
GMZ370-375-180715-
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-
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY
FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET.
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