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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 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.

GMZ400-121800-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 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...

Winds and waves will remain benign with light winds from the ENE.
Rain chances will be near zero until the end of the work week.

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GMZ430-121800-
Sabine Lake-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots this afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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, becoming east
after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.

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GMZ432-121800-
Calcasieu Lake-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south late. Lake
waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.

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GMZ435-121800-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots
late. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...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 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.

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GMZ436-121800-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.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.

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GMZ450-121800-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ452-121800-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 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...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.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 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ455-121800-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.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. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.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 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ470-121800-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

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

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GMZ472-121800-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...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: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

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GMZ475-121800-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
1226 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
6 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 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,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.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.

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