FZUS54 KHGX 100948 CWFHGX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 348 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS GMZ300-102230- SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS 348 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST LEADING TO INCREASING WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PUSH EAST OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING. $$ GMZ335-102230- GALVESTON BAY- 348 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY DECREASING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. $$ GMZ330-102230- MATAGORDA BAY- 348 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ GMZ350-355-102230- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 348 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ GMZ370-375-102230- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 348 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. RAIN. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$