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FZUS54 KHGX 241107
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
607 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 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.
GMZ300-250000-
607 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY,
PARTICULARLY OVER THE GULF WATERS. HEAVY RAIN, FREQUENT LIGHTNING,
AND LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE ONCE AGAIN A CONCERN TODAY. DESPITE
THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY LIKELY OCCURRING OFFSHORE, MARINERS IN THE
BAYS SHOULD REMAIN COGNIZANT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SCATTERED
HEAVY STORMS CLOSER TO THE COAST. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY
RETURN TO A MORE SOUTHEAST DIRECTION BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY, AND
INCREASE IN SPEED. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST FROM THE WEST
TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY.
GMZ335-250000-
GALVESTON BAY-
607 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
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. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-250000-
MATAGORDA BAY-
607 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
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 AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 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. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. SHOWERS.
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.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-250000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
607 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY 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.
GMZ370-375-250000-
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-
607 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
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 AROUND
4 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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