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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
106 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 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.
GMZ300-240715-
106 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, STRONG WIND
GUSTS, AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MARINERS, ESPECIALLY RECREATIONAL BOATERS, SHOULD TAKE THIS INTO
CONSIDERATION AND BE WEATHER AWARE. OTHERWISE, EXPECT LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND 2 TO 4 FOOT SEAS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
GMZ335-240715-
GALVESTON BAY-
106 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-240715-
MATAGORDA BAY-
106 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-240715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
106 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-240715-
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-
106 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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