202  
FZUS54 KHGX 201123  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 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.  
 
GMZ300-210015-  
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH MID WEEK, FOLLOWED BY A MODEST INCREASE IN THE WINDS FROM  
THE EAST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. THERE WILL  
BE A DAILY RISK OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM. GULF SEAS SHOULD  
AVERAGE 2-3 FEET, POSSIBLY INCREASING SOMEWHAT LATER IN THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-210015-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE. BAY  
WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-210015-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, DIMINISHING  
TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.   
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,  
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,  
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-210015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.   
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-210015-  
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-  
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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