FZUS54 KHGX 140947 CWFHGX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 347 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS GMZ300-142230- SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS 347 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM... PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE BAYS WILL BE DISSIPATING WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN ONSHORE WINDS. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE INCREASING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHING THE NEARSHORE WATERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES UP THE COAST AND THROUGH THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS ON SATURDAY. STIFF NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE SATURDAY SYSTEM. $$ GMZ335-142230- GALVESTON BAY- 347 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ GMZ330-142230- MATAGORDA BAY- 347 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY DECREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ GMZ350-355-142230- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 347 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ GMZ370-375-142230- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 347 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. $$