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FZUS54 KHGX 190609
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 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.
GMZ300-191915-
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SEA FOG WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
THE BEST CHANCE OF FOG WILL BE DURING THE EVENING, OVERNIGHT, AND
MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER, PATCHY FOG COULD LINGER NEAR THE COAST AND
OVER THE NEARSHORE GULF DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH OFFSHORE ON SATURDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE BY SATURDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY.
GMZ335-191915-
GALVESTON BAY-
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY
FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. WIDESPREAD FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. 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
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ330-191915-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS
OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 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 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH, INCREASING TO
VERY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ355-191915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
EVENING, THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING,
THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
GMZ350-191915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 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
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
GMZ370-375-191915-
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-
1209 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
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