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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

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.

GMZ400-082230-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...

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 Small Craft Advisory will be in effect for the offshore marine
 zones starting at noon today.
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Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase by late today into
the weekend. In addition, winds and seas will begin to ramp up
tomorrow night into Friday, remaining elevated through at least
Sun morning and likely requiring an extended period of small craft
advisories. Hurricane Rafael in the Southeast Gulf of Mexico is
forecast to move slowly over the central GoM over this weekend
and early next week. For the latest information, visit the
National Hurricane Center website at www.nhc.noaa.gov.

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GMZ430-082230-
Sabine Lake-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ432-082230-
Calcasieu Lake-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of dense fog after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ435-082230-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ436-082230-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in
the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ450-082230-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of
showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ452-082230-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and
south 2 feet at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 2 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ455-082230-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south
2 feet at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 2 seconds and south 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South
3 feet at 9 seconds and east 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ470-082230-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
13 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this
morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 11 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
9 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ472-082230-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 13 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog
this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ475-082230-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 10 feet at 12 seconds and east 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 10 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
9 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly
in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$