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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 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.

GMZ400-090930-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A surface high pressure ridging will broaden tomorrow as winds
ease and seas abate further. The high pressure will move off to
the east by Wednesday with light to modest southerly winds
developing that will persist into Thursday. A weak front will move
through the region by Friday, with offshore winds again
developing.

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GMZ430-090930-
Sabine Lake-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

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GMZ432-090930-
Calcasieu Lake-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Lake waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ435-090930-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

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GMZ436-090930-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

$$

GMZ450-090930-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas
around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South 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, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet
at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

$$

GMZ452-090930-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ455-090930-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ470-090930-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South 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 and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming south
2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

$$

GMZ472-090930-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ475-090930-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 8 2025

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet this afternoon.
Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming north 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming
southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

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