998
FZUS54 KHGX 240022
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
722 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.
GMZ300-241315-
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
MODERATE EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE LARGE CLUSTER OF
STORMS THAT PASSED THROUGH EARLIER IN THE DAY. SPEEDS SHOULD
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THOUGH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING, CHANCES ARE FAIRLY
LOW. EXPECT ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS TO DEVELOP, MORE LIKELY IN
THE GULF WATERS BEYOND ABOUT 15NM OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING. THEY COULD BE STRONG AT TIMES. OTHERWISE, OVERALL THREAT
OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SHOULD BE QUITE A BIT LOWER FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. IT'S NOT ELIMINATED, SO MARINERS
SHOULD STILL BE SURE TO CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE VENTURING OFF
THE DOCK. EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SWING BACK AROUND TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE IN SPEED EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO PASS INTO THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY.
GMZ335-241315-
GALVESTON BAY-
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST 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 WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
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 THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-241315-
MATAGORDA BAY-
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 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
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-241315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-241315-
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-
722 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 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.
SHOWERS LIKELY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
4 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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