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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 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.

GMZ400-182115-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will slowly slide off to the east through Friday
with winds becoming more easterly and increasing. A small craft
advisory has been posted for the coastal gulf waters from this
afternoon through Saturday.

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GMZ430-182115-
Sabine Lake-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Lake waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Lake waters smooth.

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GMZ432-182115-
Calcasieu Lake-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Lake waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Lake waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Lake waters smooth.

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GMZ435-182115-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.

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GMZ436-182115-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.

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GMZ450-182115-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.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
3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ452-182115-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.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
3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

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GMZ455-182115-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

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GMZ470-182115-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East
7 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ472-182115-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East
7 feet at 8 seconds.
.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:
East 8 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...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 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ475-182115-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
325 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots
late. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East
8 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 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: East 8 feet at
9 seconds, becoming east 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

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