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FZUS54 KHGX 170957
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 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.
GMZ300-172215-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KNOTS, ALONG WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS, ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAYS AND GULF WATERS, WILL
BEGIN TAPERING DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE MID AND LATE MORNING
HOURS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE DAY...THOUGH REMAIN FAIRLY ELEVATED IN THE GULF THROUGH
SUNDAY. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AND SET UP A
MODERATE FETCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FOR MUCH OF THE
WEEK.
GMZ335-172215-
GALVESTON BAY-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ355-172215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
GMZ375-172215-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
GMZ330-172215-
MATAGORDA BAY-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. BAY
WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GMZ350-172215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
GMZ370-172215-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
457 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
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