Reports of respiratory irritation were received from the Matagorda, Surfside, and Crystal beach areas on Sunday. Current weather conditions consisting of sunny days, relatively calm winds, and warm temperatures, are considered suitable for continued existence of the red tide in Texas waters. Dead fish were observed in Matagorda Bay near Port O'Connor. Dead fish were also observed in the Gulf surf east of Sargent. TPWD Coastal Fisheries biologists reported observing a patch of red tide in East Matagorda Bay today but did not see any dead or dying fish.
Red tide continues to be detected in water samples from portions of Galveston Bay.
Surfside reports that dead fish have been cleaned off its beaches and no dead fish are currently washing ashore. Weather conditions, warm, sunny and relatively dry, and water currents are expected to be favorable for the continued presence of the red tide and its possible spread for the next two days. Red tide is now present in Caney Creek tidal. Dead fish are washing ashore on the Gulf beach from the Galveston jetties west to Sargent. This is a distance of about 70 miles of shoreline.