350
FZUS54 KHGX 211127
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
627 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 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.
GMZ300-212345-
627 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND 2 TO
3 FOOT SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS MAY
OCCASIONALLY GUST UP TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE BAYS,
AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE GULF. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED NORTH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO OUR
NORTH, BUT ARE WORTH WATCHING.
GMZ335-212345-
GALVESTON BAY-
627 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. BAY
WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-212345-
MATAGORDA BAY-
627 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY
LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
GMZ350-355-212345-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
627 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ370-375-212345-
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-
627 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
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