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GMZ335 Expires:201908252115;;175248 Fzus54 Khgx 250829 Cwfhgx Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Houston/galveston Tx 329 Am Cdt Sun Aug 25 2019 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. Gmz330-335-252115- Matagorda Bay-galveston Bay- 329 Am Cdt Sun Aug 25 2019
Today..Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Tonight..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of Thunderstorms late.
Monday..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning.
Monday night..South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy after midnight.
Tuesday..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Tuesday night..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Wednesday..South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday night..South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
Thursday..South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday night..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Today..Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth becoming slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Tonight..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of Thunderstorms late.
Monday..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning.
Monday night..South winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy becoming slightly choppy after midnight.
Tuesday..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Tuesday night..South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Wednesday..South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday night..South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
Thursday..South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday night..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
GMZ300 Synopsis For High Island To The Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 Nautical Miles Including Galveston And Matagorda Bays 329 Am Cdt Sun Aug 25 2019
Synopsis for high island to matagorda ship channel out 60 nm.. Showers and storms will be possible across the coastal waters of the upper texas coast today. A weak to moderate onshore wind pattern will persist over the next several days, producing relatively low seas and smooth to slightly choppy conditions in the bays. Precipitation chances decrease by mid- week as high pressure begins to build into the region tomorrow.
Synopsis for high island to matagorda ship channel out 60 nm.. Showers and storms will be possible across the coastal waters of the upper texas coast today. A weak to moderate onshore wind pattern will persist over the next several days, producing relatively low seas and smooth to slightly choppy conditions in the bays. Precipitation chances decrease by mid- week as high pressure begins to build into the region tomorrow.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Tiki Island, TX
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Area Discussion for - Houston/Galveston, TX
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus64 khgx 251113 afdhgx area forecast discussion national weather service houston galveston tx 613 am cdt Sun aug 25 2019 Aviation [12z TAF issuance] Today's environment looks rather similar to yesterday's, so going with what is not significantly different from a persistence forecast. Not a ton of confidence in how widespread showers and storms today will be - but will gamble that, like yesterday, the bulk of numerous heavier storms will be offshore and towards louisiana, leaving lesser activity over land around the terminals. It won't be totally dry, and looking for best bets closer to the coast and trailing off as you go inland. Lots of moisture in place though, so if offshore complex does not dominate again today, may have to ramp up shower and storm potential on short notice. Prev discussion issued 411 am cdt Sun aug 25 2019 Discussion - one more day of shower thunderstorm activity along the coast and just inland today. Locally heavy rainfall possible. - upper level ridge builds Monday Tuesday and we will need to monitor heat index values for heat advisory for these days. - ridging breaks down through the end of the week. Possible front Thursday and then maybe stronger front by weekend (ecmwf cmc). - TS dorian in atlantic. No threat to the gulf. Short term [today and tonight] Satellite shows that parts of the area are clearing out late tonight, while a good chunk of the central portion of our area remains under a thick veil of cirrus, associated with convection that has been slowly drifting westward through the evening and nighttime hours. This convection has stubbornly not died yet, but is slowly waning as it is passing by college station. Meanwhile, an upper trough still sits just offshore over the northwest gulf off the coast of louisiana. The structure in water vapor imagery isn't quite as impressive as it begins interacting with a northern stream trough pivoting through the upper midwest, but it's still managing to produce showers and thunderstorms over the gulf of mexico. Without a real big change in environment, the forecast for today and tonight largely looks like a persistence forecast. Highest pops are restricted to the offshore waters, where it seems a fair expectation that it will rob land areas of showers and storms through the day. Given the plentiful moisture that has bled over southeast texas, I do have some fairly decent rain chances near the coast, but hopefully i've learned something from last night and went with more modest pops farther inland. Along with the lower rain chances, i'll mirror Saturday's temperatures fairly closely, with high temps near 90 at the coast, and well into the 90s far inland. There's probably more to be |
said about this being a lead-in for further discussion on the heat, but will leave that for the long term section to follow. Luchs Long term [Monday through Sunday] Upper level ridge now over the desert SW back into the pacific should edge east Monday through Tuesday with some positive height anomalies over texas by Wednesday. This should lower precip chances over the area and allow for high temperatures back into the upper 90s to low 100s. Humidity levels remain high due to lingering moisture from the weekend. Heat index values could reach 110f again for a good portion of the area. We may need to issue a heat advisory for Monday and quite possibly Tuesday. Wednesday into Thursday the gfs ECMWF continue to show some type of front to move into the area from the ne. It will be weak but still possibly cause some shower and storms to form. For now will keep with 20 30 pops each day and high temperatures down just a touch. Extended range models are still trying to latch onto the idea of a slightly stronger front getting into SE texas. ECMWF and ensemble have a more favorable pattern for a frontal push but this seems to be a recent trend. With this being a day 8 forecast, we will just have to wait see how the details shake out in future model runs. Overpeck Marine Southerly winds should continue the next couple of days with stronger winds at night for tonight and Monday night. Shower and thunderstorm activity should continue today but decrease tomorrow and Tuesday. Winds and seas then slack off slightly the rest of the week with little marine impacts. Tropical As expected, tropical storm dorian has formed in the atlantic. It has a small compact center and rather ragged poor convection around it. Overall forecast remains unchanged from the previous advisory. There will be some subtle fluctuations in intensity over the next couple of days as it tries to organize and fight off dry air. There should be no impacts to the gulf from TS dorian. Preliminary point temps pops College station (cll) 98 79 101 79 101 20 0 10 0 10 houston (iah) 94 80 97 80 98 60 10 10 10 10 galveston (gls) 89 84 91 85 91 60 30 30 10 10 Hgx watches warnings advisories Tx... None. Gm... None. Short term... Luchs long term... Overpeck aviation... Luchs marine... Overpeck tropical... Overpeck |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| GTOT2 | 1 mi | 48 min | W 4.1 G 5.1 | 84°F | 86°F | 1011.9 hPa | ||
| GRRT2 | 5 mi | 48 min | N 2.9 G 4.1 | 85°F | 85°F | 1011.6 hPa | ||
| GNJT2 - 8771341 - Galveston Bay (North Jetty), TX | 5 mi | 54 min | N 1.9 G 1.9 | 86°F | 86°F | 1011.1 hPa | ||
| EPTT2 - 8771013 - Eagle Point, TX | 13 mi | 48 min | SW 4.1 G 5.1 | 84°F | 85°F | 1011.5 hPa | ||
| KXIH | 18 mi | 43 min | 5.1 | 86°F | 77°F | |||
| RLOT2 - 8770971 - Rollover Pass, TX | 20 mi | 48 min | N 4.1 G 5.1 | 84°F | 85°F | 1012.3 hPa | ||
| 42035 - GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX | 21 mi | 38 min | S 5.8 G 7.8 | 85°F | 1013.2 hPa | 80°F | ||
| 42043 - GA-252 TABS B | 24 mi | 138 min | SW 7.8 G 14 | 86°F | 1011.4 hPa (+0.8) | |||
| LUIT2 | 24 mi | 48 min | SW 6 G 8.9 | 84°F | 85°F | 1011.9 hPa | ||
| MGPT2 - 8770613 - Morgans Point, TX | 27 mi | 48 min | WSW 5.1 G 8 | 84°F | 87°F | 1012 hPa | ||
| HIST2 | 29 mi | 54 min | NW 2.9 G 5.1 | 83°F | 86°F | 1011.8 hPa | ||
| FCGT2 - 8772447 - USCG Freeport, TX | 37 mi | 48 min | SSW 5.1 G 6 | 81°F | 85°F | 1012.6 hPa | ||
| FPST2 | 37 mi | 48 min | S 6 G 8 | 82°F | 85°F | 1011.9 hPa | ||
| NCHT2 - 8770777 - Manchester, TX | 37 mi | 48 min | SW 1 G 1.9 | 84°F | 88°F | 1011.6 hPa |
Wind History for Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Galveston, Scholes Field, TX | 5 mi | 86 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | A Few Clouds | 86°F | 78°F | 77% | 1012 hPa |
| High Island 179A (Apache Corp), LA | 18 mi | 43 min | Var 5 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 86°F | 77°F | 75% | 1012.2 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KGLS
Wind History from GLS (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Galveston (Galveston Channel), Texas
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Sun -- 01:42 AM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 03:12 AM CDT 1.52 feet High Tide
Sun -- 06:52 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 03:54 PM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 06:40 PM CDT -0.02 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 07:49 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 01:42 AM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 03:12 AM CDT 1.52 feet High Tide
Sun -- 06:52 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 03:54 PM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 06:40 PM CDT -0.02 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 07:49 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | -0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Tide / Current Tables for Bolivar Roads, Texas Current
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Sun -- 12:52 AM CDT 1.73 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 01:42 AM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 06:52 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 08:26 AM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 03:54 PM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:24 PM CDT -1.88 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 07:49 PM CDT Sunset
Sun -- 10:09 PM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 12:52 AM CDT 1.73 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 01:42 AM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 06:52 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 08:26 AM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 03:54 PM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:24 PM CDT -1.88 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 07:49 PM CDT Sunset
Sun -- 10:09 PM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Houston/Galveston, TX (11,2,3,4)
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Gulf Stream Current
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