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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 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.

GMZ400-312215-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Scattered to numerous showers and storms will gradually exit to
the east this morning as drier air filters into the region behind
a cold front. Westerly winds can be expected today, briefly
strengthening to exercise caution levels before subsiding by late
afternoon. Light to moderate northwest winds will veer around to
the northeast then east on Saturday as high pressure crosses the
region. Onshore flow will resume by Saturday night into Sunday and
persist through the week.

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GMZ430-312215-
Sabine Lake-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Lake
waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

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GMZ432-312215-
Calcasieu Lake-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Lake
waters choppy. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

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GMZ435-312215-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay waters
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ436-312215-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.

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GMZ450-312215-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and south
2 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at
2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ452-312215-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots early this afternoon, then
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and
south 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot
at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ455-312215-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and south
2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 2 feet
at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds, becoming northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south
1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ470-312215-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west 15 to
20 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
7 seconds and west 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

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GMZ472-312215-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West winds around 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds and west 4 feet
at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

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GMZ475-312215-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
337 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds
and west 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast
4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and west
2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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