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FZUS54 KHGX 180542
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1142 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.
GMZ300-181830-
1142 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
GENERALLY MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE A RISK A DAILY RISK OF FOG, PARTICULARLY IN THE
EVENING, OVERNIGHT, AND MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
BUT THE FOG RISK WILL GENERALLY BE HIGHEST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING, AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A
COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
GMZ335-181830-
GALVESTON BAY-
1142 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
OVERNIGHT
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 WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING,
THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
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 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, INCREASING TO
ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
GMZ330-181830-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1142 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
OVERNIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING
TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY.
GMZ350-355-181830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1142 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
OVERNIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
GMZ370-375-181830-
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-
1142 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
OVERNIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
5 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
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
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