####018005861#### FZUS54 KHGX 171426 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 926 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 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. GMZ300-180315- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 926 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Moderate southerly winds and elevated seas continue, warranting caution flags through late tonight for the offshore waters. Light to occasionally moderate onshore flow will persist through at least early next week. Caution flags will be needed at times. The persistent onshore flow will lead to an elevated rip current risk through the weekend. $$ GMZ335-180315- Galveston Bay- 926 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ330-180315- Matagorda Bay- 926 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ350-355-180315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 926 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, backing to northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the evening, then around 2 feet or less. $$ GMZ370-375-180315- 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- 926 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, backing to east after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. $$ ####018010669#### FZUS52 KKEY 171428 CWFKEY Coastal Waters Forecast for the Florida Keys National Weather Service Key West FL 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to south of Dry Tortugas, and the extreme southeastern Gulf of America, including The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Seas are given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Wave Detail will include details about the period and direction of origin for the highest energy waves. Long-period swells coming from a different direction than the wind would be included in the Wave Detail. GMZ005-180230- Synopsis for Keys coastal waters from Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS...A dry pattern defined by a distant high pressure system in the central Atlantic and lack of a close high over the CONUS will lead to breezes shifting from light to moderate breezes for the next few days. In the absence of nearby strong pressure systems, breezes will peak and lull through Tuesday. Near nil shower chances will persist until Wednesday as an increase in moisture allows for possible showers and isolated thunderstorms. The Approximate Shoreward Edge of the Gulf Stream as of May 10th... 22 NM South of Dry Tortugas Light...on Loggerhead Key. 8 NM South of Cosgrove Shoal Light...off the Marquesas Keys. 6 NM South of Sand Key Light...off Key West. 5 NM South of Looe Key...off Big Pine Key. 7 NM South of Sombrero Key Light...off Marathon. 12 NM Southeast of Alligator Reef Light...off Islamorada. 8 NM Southeast of Molasses Reef Light...off Key Largo. 2 NM East of Carysfort Reef Light...off Ocean Reef. Gulf Stream Information Courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ GMZ031-180230- Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds near 10 knots, briefly decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop, becoming a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a light to moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds near 10 knots, becoming south to southwest 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds increasing to near 10 knots. Bay waters becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ032-035-180230- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds near 10 knots, briefly decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, except 2 to 3 feet west of the Marquesas Keys. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to around 1 foot. West of the Marquesas Keys, seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast to south 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming south to southwest 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, subsiding to 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south to southwest. Seas 1 foot or less. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ042>044-180230- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming east to southeast and briefly decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas building to 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas subsiding to around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop, becoming a light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light to moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds near 10 knots, becoming south to southwest 5 to 10 knots. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Nearshore waters a light chop, becoming smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south to southwest near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light chop. Isolated showers. $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-180230- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east to southeast and briefly decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East to southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds increasing to near 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming variable 5 to 10 knots. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south near 10 knots. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. $$ GMZ033-034-180230- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 1028 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming east and decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots early, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds near 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knot. Seas building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots, decreasing to near 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to near 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast to south winds near 10 knots, becoming southwest to west 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West to northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south to southwest. Seas around 1 foot. Isolated showers. $$