Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.
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. Onshore winds will prevail through Saturday night, with periods of patchy fog expected prior to the passage of a cold front that will result in a shift to NE winds. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along and ahead of the front, impacting the bays and coastal waters between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. As the front departs, moderate to strong offshore winds will develop which will potentially require a Small Craft Advisory. Winds will relax by Monday, with onshore flow redeveloping on Tuesday.