FZUS54 KHGX 280900 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 400 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020 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. GMZ300-282115- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 400 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM... A strong cold front is forecast to push off the coast between 7 AM and 10 AM this morning...then continue southward into the Gulf waters. In the wake of the front, strong northerly winds, with gusts possibly close to gale force, can be expected into Monday night. Winds and seas should begin subsiding late Tuesday into midweek. A reinforcing, but much weaker, cold front is forecast to move into the waters late Thursday night or Friday morning. Onshore flow returns to the area over the weekend as surface high pressure behind the second front quickly moves off to the east. $$ GMZ335-282115- Galveston Bay- 400 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Winds shifting to the north and increasing to 20 to 30 knots with gusts to near gale force possible. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers along the front. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots and gusty. Bay waters rough. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-282115- Matagorda Bay- 400 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Winds becoming north 20 to 30 knots with gusts to near gale force possible. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers along the front. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 30 knots and gusty. Bay waters rough. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming smooth after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-282115- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 400 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Winds becoming north 20 to 30 knots with gusts to near gale force possible. A chance of showers along the front. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to near gale force. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-282115- 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- 400 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Winds becoming north 20 to 30 knots with gusts to near gale force. Seas 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers along the front. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to near gale force. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$