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Freeport, TX Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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.

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Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including
Galveston and Matagorda Bays.

Low onshore flow is expected into this afternoon, but will become
moderate to strong by this evening and continue through the
weekend. Small Craft Advisories are in effect this evening through
Friday evening for the Gulf waters, but will likely be extended
through the weekend as the winds and seas further increase.
Conditions slowly improve late Sunday into Monday.

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Galveston Bay-
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to
35 knots in the evening. Bay waters rough.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Bay waters
choppy, becoming rough in the late evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters very rough, becoming
rough after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, becoming slightly
choppy to choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
building to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional
seas up to 8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet with occasional seas
up to 10 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas
up to 10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to
9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet with occasional seas
up to 10 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
357 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
building to 5 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 9 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas
up to 11 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 13 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 25 knots with gusts up
to 35 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to
13 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots in
the morning. Seas 7 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet
with occasional seas up to 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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