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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 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.

GMZ400-082145-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A light to moderate onshore flow and seas with seas 2 to 3 feet
will prevail through Thursday. Areas of light fog/haze will
continue over the coastal waters through late morning, improving
briefly this afternoon before redeveloping early this evening into
Thursday.

A cold front will push through the coastal waters
Thursday night accompanied by isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Offshore flow will develop behind the front Friday and Saturday.
Onshore flow becomes reestablished Sunday as high pressure slides
east of the area. Precipitation chances will also increase again
Sunday and Monday as a series of upper level disturbance moves
across the area.

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GMZ430-082145-
Sabine Lake-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ432-082145-
Calcasieu Lake-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Areas of dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ435-082145-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ436-082145-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ450-082145-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Areas
of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this
morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south
2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ452-082145-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South
3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at
7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ455-082145-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy
fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and
south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and south
1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ470-082145-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this
morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ472-082145-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
7 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ475-082145-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South
5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South
5 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
7 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and
north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$