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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 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.

GMZ400-131800-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.Synopsis for Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out
60 NM including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote
Blanche Bays...

Through the middle of the week, winds will be below 10 knots and
mainly from the east. At night, winds will be calm. Waves will
stay below 3 feet. Rain chances will be below 10% with a slight
increase in rain chances near the end of the week.

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GMZ430-131800-
Sabine Lake-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Lake
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ432-131800-
Calcasieu Lake-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south late. Lake
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in
the afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ435-131800-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in
the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ436-131800-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ450-131800-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ452-131800-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ455-131800-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ470-131800-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ472-131800-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ475-131800-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
1216 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers.

$$