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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
240 pm cdt thu apr 16 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.


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galveston bay-
240 pm cdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft should exercise caution in effect until 10 pm cdt
this evening...

.this afternoon...south winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
bay waters slightly choppy. 
.friday...south winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. bay waters slightly
choppy. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...east winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north around 30 knots after midnight. bay
waters slightly choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight.
a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. showers likely. 
.sunday...northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. bay waters very rough, diminishing to
rough in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters
choppy. 
.monday...east winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.monday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots. bay waters slightly
choppy. a chance of showers. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus54 khgx 161940
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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
240 pm cdt thu apr 16 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.


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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-
240 pm cdt thu apr 16 2026

...small craft should exercise caution in effect until 10 pm cdt
this evening...

.this afternoon...southeast winds around 15 knots. seas 2 to 4 
feet. wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 2 to 4 feet. wave detail: south 3 feet at
6 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet. wave detail: south 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet.
wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet. wave
detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.saturday night...east winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north around 30 knots after midnight. seas
2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
after midnight. wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds,
becoming northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.sunday...northeast winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.sunday night...northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east
around 20 knots after midnight. seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. 
.monday...east winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.monday night...east winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. a chance of showers. 

$$

fzus54 khgx 161940
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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
240 pm cdt thu apr 16 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.


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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-
240 pm cdt thu apr 16 2026

.this afternoon...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to
4 feet. wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. wave detail: south 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave detail: south 4 feet at
6 seconds. 
.friday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. wave detail: southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet.
wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. 
.saturday night...southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots, becoming north around 30 knots after midnight. seas
3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet
after midnight. wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds,
becoming northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.sunday...northeast winds around 30 knots. seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sunday night...northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. 
.monday...east winds 20 to 25 knots. seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.monday night...east winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. a chance of showers. 

$$