Texas Coastal Marine Forecast
Expires:202602220800;;028829 FZUS54 KLCH 211943 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 143 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Coastal waters from the Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out 60 nautical miles including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest ten percent of the waves. GMZ400-220800- 143 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 .Synopsis for Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out 60 NM including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays... Strong and gusty northerly winds are expected behind the cold front from this evening through Monday. Frequent gusts approaching or exceeding gale force are possible tonight into Sunday morning, particularly over the open Gulf waters. Winds and seas will gradually subside late Monday into Tuesday as high pressure settles over the region. $$ Expires:202602220715;;027039 FZUS54 KHGX 211857 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 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. GMZ370-375-220715- 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- 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to around 30 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. $$ Expires:202602220715;;027038 FZUS54 KHGX 211857 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 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. GMZ350-355-220715- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early. .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to around 30 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds around 30 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. $$ Expires:202602220715;;027037 FZUS54 KHGX 211857 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ330-220715- Matagorda Bay- 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy late. .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to around 30 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots possible at times. Bay waters rough, increasing to very rough after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. $$ Expires:202602220715;;027035 FZUS54 KHGX 211857 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 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. GMZ300-220715- 1257 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Increasing northerly winds and building seas are expected late this afternoon into the evening hours in the front's wake. Winds are likely to gust to gale force over the Gulf waters and Matagorda Bay while seas build to 5-10 feet. A Gale Warning is in effect from 6 PM tonight through 6 AM Sunday. Small Craft Advisory is in effect for Galveston Bay. Conditions should improve late Sunday into Monday, with onshore flow returning by Tuesday. $$Texas Coastal Marine Forecast
Expires:202602220730;;024815 FZUS54 KCRP 211825 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1225 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ270-275-220730- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 1225 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds and north 7 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 12 feet at 8 seconds and north 8 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. $$ Expires:202602220730;;024814 FZUS54 KCRP 211825 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1225 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ250-220730- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 1225 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 10 feet at 8 seconds and north 6 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 8 seconds and north 5 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. $$ Expires:202204060415;;696753 FZUS54 KCRP 051559 AAA CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1059 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ230-060415- Bays and Waterways from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas- 1059 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Bays smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind around 10 knots shifting south after midnight. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 20 to 25 knots. Bays choppy to rough. .THURSDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots shifting southeast in the afternoon. Bays slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bays choppy. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bays choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind around 20 knots. Bays choppy to occasionally rough. $$ Expires:202602220730;;024810 FZUS54 KCRP 211825 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1225 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ200-220730- 1225 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A strong cold front will moving over the waters will have increasing flow in its wake. Very strong to gale force (BF 7-8) northerly winds develop by this evening. Choppy to very rough seas will also develop. A Gale Warning is in effect from this evening until tomorrow afternoon. While winds will begin to subside during the day Sunday, strong winds and elevated seas will persist into the evening, especially in deep waters. Moderate to Fresh winds return for Monday and Tuesday, veering southerly. Another period of strong to near Gale Force winds - this time out of the south - is likely mid to late week. $$ Expires:202602220715;;023898 FZUS54 KBRO 211805 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1205 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ100-220715- 1205 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front brings adverse to hazardous conditions this evening through Sunday, with strong northerly winds building higher seas. Conditions should return to favorable by Monday for a few days before hazardous conditions develop again mid-week due to a tightened pressure gradient. $$ Expires:202602220715;;023900 FZUS54 KBRO 211805 CWFBRO Coastal Waters Forecast for the Lower Texas Coast National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1205 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. 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. GMZ150-155-220715- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1205 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 33 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 4 seconds, becoming north 10 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 9 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. $$