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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 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.

GMZ400-060815-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Moderate to occasionally strong easterly winds will prevail
through the weekend between high pressure to the north and Milton
over the Gulf of Mexico. A cold front is expected to move through
Monday, and strong offshore flow is expected to develop behind
the front early next week. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed
during this time.

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GMZ430-060815-
Sabine Lake-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ432-060815-
Calcasieu Lake-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Lake waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ435-060815-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ436-060815-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this
evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay
waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ450-060815-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early
this evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ452-060815-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and
east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ455-060815-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early
this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ470-060815-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...East winds 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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this
evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast 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 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast
3 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 4 feet at
8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast 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 and southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ472-060815-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...East winds 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4
to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5
seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ475-060815-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
248 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then a
slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northeast
3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$