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Galveston, TX - Galveston Channel Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
247 PM CDT Wed May 1 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.

GMZ300-020815-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

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

Winds remain above caution thresholds this evening, and may flirt
with Advisory levels on Thursday. Shower and thunderstorm chances
begin to increase today and persist through the rest of the work
week, mainly for the Galveston Bay area and its adjacent waters.
Although the strongest storms are expected to remain inland, an
isolated stronger storm or two cannot be fully ruled out.

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Galveston Bay-
247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy late.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy late.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy.

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Matagorda Bay-
247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy late.
A chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then
diminishing to around 15 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy,
becoming choppy in the late morning and early afternoon, then
becoming slightly choppy late. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy late.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, becoming
slightly choppy after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy to choppy.

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GMZ350-355-020815-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 4 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.

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GMZ370-375-020815-
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-
247 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 5 feet
at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

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