FZUS54 KHGX 091001 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 501 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 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. GMZ300-092245- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 501 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM... Warm and moist southerly flow today will lead to areas of fog near the coast early this morning. A cold front will increase rain chances this afternoon through tonight with the threat of strong thunderstorms possible this evening. Expect increasing offshore flow tonight in the wake of the front. Winds will strengthen and turn easterly Friday. A second cold front moves through Sunday followed quickly by another colder and stronger front early Monday. $$ GMZ335-092245- Galveston Bay- 501 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Variable winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Areas of fog early in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall late. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast near 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely early in the evening, then isolated thunderstorms late in the evening. Scattered showers in the late evening and overnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall, then some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming choppy after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-092245- Matagorda Bay- 501 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. Areas of fog early in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may be severe late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough becoming slightly choppy after midnight. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers until early morning, then isolated showers late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall early in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming choppy in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy after midnight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy becoming slightly choppy to choppy in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Isolated showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth becoming choppy after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-092245- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 501 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Areas of fog in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered thunderstorms early in the evening. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms late in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall early in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Isolated showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-092245- 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- 501 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 10 to 15 knots knots becoming northeast 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall early in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet after midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. $$