Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Kemah, TX
March 29, 2024 6:25 AM CDT (11:25 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 7:11 AM Sunset 7:38 PM Moonrise 10:57 PM Moonset 8:30 AM |
GMZ335 Galveston Bay- 255 Am Cdt Fri Mar 29 2024
Today - Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, becoming choppy late.
Tonight - South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots late. Bay waters choppy, becoming slightly choppy late.
Saturday - South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Saturday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Sunday - South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Sunday night - South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.
Monday - South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.
Monday night - South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Tuesday - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, becoming smooth to slightly choppy in the afternoon.
Tuesday night - Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
GMZ300 Synopsis For High Island To The Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 Nautical Miles Including Galveston And Matagorda Bays 255 Am Cdt Fri Mar 29 2024
Synopsis for high island to the matagorda ship channel out 60 nm including galveston and matagorda bays
light to moderate onshore winds are expected through early next week and may require caution flags at times. High risk of rip currents along the gulf facing coasts is also possible. The next cold front is expected to move through on Tuesday and moderate to strong offshore winds and elevated seas will develop in the wake of the front Tuesday night through Wednesday. Small craft advisories may be needed.
light to moderate onshore winds are expected through early next week and may require caution flags at times. High risk of rip currents along the gulf facing coasts is also possible. The next cold front is expected to move through on Tuesday and moderate to strong offshore winds and elevated seas will develop in the wake of the front Tuesday night through Wednesday. Small craft advisories may be needed.
Area Discussion for - Houston/Galveston, TX
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 256 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
SHORT TERM
(Today through Saturday Night)
Issued at 254 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Another dry and warm day is expected today with near to slightly above normal temperatures. Mid to upper ridge continues to dominate the pattern aloft while at the surface, a high pressure continues to migrate eastward. Return flow from the departing high will continue to bring a warmer airmass and more Gulf moisture into the region today and Saturday. The main feature today will be breezy conditions. A sfc low over the central/southern Plains will result in a tight pressure gradient. Tight sfc gradient combined with a strengthening low-level jet will lead to gusty conditions through tonight.
A quasi-zonal flow aloft will bring multiple disturbances/vort maxes into the region by Saturday. Despite a gradual increase in low-level moisture, the mid level still remain dry. Therefore, expect increasing cloud cover than rain. Persistent south to southeast winds, mostly cloudy skies will lead to warmer conditions through the weekend. Highs will climb into the upper 70s to low 80s on Saturday. Overnight lows mainly in the 60s.
JM
LONG TERM
(Sunday through Thursday)
Issued at 254 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Sunday will see upper level ridging spanning across the Plains/Mississippi River Valley. Southwesterly flow at 850mb and onshore flow at the surface should bring warm conditions during the day on Sunday, with afternoon highs reaching the mid 70s/80s. Rising moisture will put PWs slightly above 1.0 inch, through robust subsidence should largely suppress rain chances for the end of the week. Overnight lows will be in the mid 60s/lower 70s.
Conditions will also be slightly breezy on Sunday, as the pressure gradient tightens in response to a surface low over the Central Plains. This low should deepen on Monday as it's associated upper level trough sweeps across the Four Corners/Desert Southwest. The tightening pressure gradient should create a 40-50 knot LLJ over SE Texas, further amplifying WAA and allowing highs to rise into the upper 70s/upper 80s. The environment still looks to be capped on Monday, so rain chances will still be limited. The aforementioned upper level system will eventually drape a cold front across SE Texas late Monday night/Tuesday afternoon. Forcing from this FROPA could be enough to produce scattered showers/isolated storms with it's passage. Slightly cooler, drier and breezy conditions should develop in the wake of the cold front, with lows for Wednesday morning dropping into the 40s/50s.
Surface high pressure passes overhead late Wednesday, allowing for onshore flow to return by Thursday. This will once again usher in a warming trend, with rising temperatures & moisture expected into the weekend.
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AVIATION
(06Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 1134 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
VFR conditions will prevail through the period with light southeasterly winds expected overnight becoming gusty (10g20-25kt)
during the mid morning into the afternoon. There may be some patchy fog developing just before daybreak near SGR, IAH, and CXO, but the winds will limit fog potential.
MARINE
Issued at 254 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Onshore winds of 10 to 20 knots and seas of 3 to 5 feet can be expected over the next several days. This may warrant caution flags at times as these elevated winds and seas persist through the end of the week. Winds and seas increase on Monday ahead of the next weather system. A cold front associated with this system should push off the coast on Tuesday. Small Craft Advisories could be needed Tuesday night through Wednesday morning for higher winds and seas brought by the frontal passage.
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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
College Station (CLL) 79 59 80 64 / 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 78 62 80 67 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 73 66 76 67 / 0 0 0 0
HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...None.
GM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 256 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
SHORT TERM
(Today through Saturday Night)
Issued at 254 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Another dry and warm day is expected today with near to slightly above normal temperatures. Mid to upper ridge continues to dominate the pattern aloft while at the surface, a high pressure continues to migrate eastward. Return flow from the departing high will continue to bring a warmer airmass and more Gulf moisture into the region today and Saturday. The main feature today will be breezy conditions. A sfc low over the central/southern Plains will result in a tight pressure gradient. Tight sfc gradient combined with a strengthening low-level jet will lead to gusty conditions through tonight.
A quasi-zonal flow aloft will bring multiple disturbances/vort maxes into the region by Saturday. Despite a gradual increase in low-level moisture, the mid level still remain dry. Therefore, expect increasing cloud cover than rain. Persistent south to southeast winds, mostly cloudy skies will lead to warmer conditions through the weekend. Highs will climb into the upper 70s to low 80s on Saturday. Overnight lows mainly in the 60s.
JM
LONG TERM
(Sunday through Thursday)
Issued at 254 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Sunday will see upper level ridging spanning across the Plains/Mississippi River Valley. Southwesterly flow at 850mb and onshore flow at the surface should bring warm conditions during the day on Sunday, with afternoon highs reaching the mid 70s/80s. Rising moisture will put PWs slightly above 1.0 inch, through robust subsidence should largely suppress rain chances for the end of the week. Overnight lows will be in the mid 60s/lower 70s.
Conditions will also be slightly breezy on Sunday, as the pressure gradient tightens in response to a surface low over the Central Plains. This low should deepen on Monday as it's associated upper level trough sweeps across the Four Corners/Desert Southwest. The tightening pressure gradient should create a 40-50 knot LLJ over SE Texas, further amplifying WAA and allowing highs to rise into the upper 70s/upper 80s. The environment still looks to be capped on Monday, so rain chances will still be limited. The aforementioned upper level system will eventually drape a cold front across SE Texas late Monday night/Tuesday afternoon. Forcing from this FROPA could be enough to produce scattered showers/isolated storms with it's passage. Slightly cooler, drier and breezy conditions should develop in the wake of the cold front, with lows for Wednesday morning dropping into the 40s/50s.
Surface high pressure passes overhead late Wednesday, allowing for onshore flow to return by Thursday. This will once again usher in a warming trend, with rising temperatures & moisture expected into the weekend.
03
AVIATION
(06Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 1134 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
VFR conditions will prevail through the period with light southeasterly winds expected overnight becoming gusty (10g20-25kt)
during the mid morning into the afternoon. There may be some patchy fog developing just before daybreak near SGR, IAH, and CXO, but the winds will limit fog potential.
MARINE
Issued at 254 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Onshore winds of 10 to 20 knots and seas of 3 to 5 feet can be expected over the next several days. This may warrant caution flags at times as these elevated winds and seas persist through the end of the week. Winds and seas increase on Monday ahead of the next weather system. A cold front associated with this system should push off the coast on Tuesday. Small Craft Advisories could be needed Tuesday night through Wednesday morning for higher winds and seas brought by the frontal passage.
03
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
College Station (CLL) 79 59 80 64 / 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 78 62 80 67 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 73 66 76 67 / 0 0 0 0
HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...None.
GM...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
EPTT2 - 8771013 - Eagle Point, TX | 6 mi | 55 min | SSE 11G | 69°F | 67°F | 30.10 | ||
MGPT2 - 8770613 - Morgans Point, TX | 9 mi | 55 min | ESE 8G | 63°F | 67°F | 30.10 | ||
GRRT2 | 18 mi | 55 min | SE 7G | 66°F | 67°F | 30.08 | ||
GNJT2 - 8771341 - Galveston Bay (North Jetty), TX | 19 mi | 55 min | S 12G | 67°F | 66°F | 30.09 | ||
GTOT2 | 19 mi | 55 min | S 5.1G | 67°F | 69°F | 30.11 | ||
NCHT2 - 8770777 - Manchester, TX | 20 mi | 55 min | SSE 5.1G | 60°F | 30.07 | |||
RLOT2 - 8770971 - Rollover Pass, TX | 24 mi | 55 min | S 7G | 64°F | 68°F | 30.11 | ||
HIST2 | 31 mi | 55 min | S 4.1G | 62°F | 73°F | 30.13 | ||
LUIT2 | 34 mi | 55 min | SSE 8G | 67°F | 68°F | 30.09 | ||
KGVW | 37 mi | 30 min | SE 12 | 68°F | 55°F | |||
FPST2 | 46 mi | 55 min | SSE 13G | 68°F | 69°F | 30.08 |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KEFD ELLINGTON,TX | 11 sm | 31 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 57°F | 54°F | 88% | 30.10 | |
KLVJ PEARLAND RGNL,TX | 14 sm | 32 min | SE 03 | 10 sm | Clear | 57°F | 55°F | 94% | 30.12 | |
KHOU WILLIAM P HOBBY,TX | 18 sm | 32 min | SSE 06 | 10 sm | Clear | 59°F | 55°F | 88% | 30.10 | |
KGLS SCHOLES INTL AT GALVESTON,TX | 20 sm | 33 min | SSE 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 64°F | 57°F | 77% | 30.12 |
Eagle Point
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Fri -- 04:58 AM CDT 0.01 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:12 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 09:30 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 01:11 PM CDT 0.93 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:35 PM CDT 0.82 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:36 PM CDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:03 PM CDT 0.85 feet High Tide
Fri -- 11:57 PM CDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 04:58 AM CDT 0.01 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:12 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 09:30 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 01:11 PM CDT 0.93 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:35 PM CDT 0.82 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:36 PM CDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:03 PM CDT 0.85 feet High Tide
Fri -- 11:57 PM CDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Eagle Point, Texas, Tide feet
12 am |
0.6 |
1 am |
0.5 |
2 am |
0.3 |
3 am |
0.1 |
4 am |
0 |
5 am |
0 |
6 am |
0.1 |
7 am |
0.2 |
8 am |
0.3 |
9 am |
0.5 |
10 am |
0.7 |
11 am |
0.8 |
12 pm |
0.9 |
1 pm |
0.9 |
2 pm |
0.9 |
3 pm |
0.9 |
4 pm |
0.8 |
5 pm |
0.8 |
6 pm |
0.8 |
7 pm |
0.8 |
8 pm |
0.9 |
9 pm |
0.8 |
10 pm |
0.8 |
11 pm |
0.7 |
Bolivar Roads
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Fri -- 12:04 AM CDT -1.86 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:33 AM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:11 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 08:14 AM CDT 2.03 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 09:29 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 02:31 PM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:36 PM CDT Sunset
Fri -- 11:56 PM CDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 12:04 AM CDT -1.86 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:33 AM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:11 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 08:14 AM CDT 2.03 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 09:29 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 02:31 PM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:36 PM CDT Sunset
Fri -- 11:56 PM CDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Bolivar Roads, Texas Current, knots
12 am |
-1.9 |
1 am |
-1.8 |
2 am |
-1.5 |
3 am |
-1.1 |
4 am |
-0.4 |
5 am |
0.3 |
6 am |
1.1 |
7 am |
1.7 |
8 am |
2 |
9 am |
1.9 |
10 am |
1.6 |
11 am |
1.2 |
12 pm |
0.8 |
1 pm |
0.4 |
2 pm |
0.1 |
3 pm |
-0.1 |
4 pm |
-0.3 |
5 pm |
-0.4 |
6 pm |
-0.5 |
7 pm |
-0.6 |
8 pm |
-0.8 |
9 pm |
-1.2 |
10 pm |
-1.5 |
11 pm |
-1.8 |
Houston/Galveston, TX,
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