Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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.

GMZ400-262130-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure building across the coastal waters will remain in
control through much of the period. Expect mostly dry conditions,
mild to occasionally moderate onshore flow and 2 to 4 foot seas
through at least the middle part of next week.

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GMZ430-262130-
Sabine Lake-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south this
afternoon. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ432-262130-
Calcasieu Lake-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ435-262130-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south late. Bay
waters light chop. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.

$$

GMZ436-262130-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots
this afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.

$$

GMZ450-262130-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ452-262130-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.

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GMZ455-262130-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ470-262130-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ472-262130-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around
4 feet.

$$

GMZ475-262130-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
345 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.

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