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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 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.

GMZ400-180815-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will develop from late tonight into Wednesday as it
ridges into the region from the west. This ridge will bring about
a prolonged period of warm, dry conditions with light winds and
low seas.

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GMZ430-180815-
Sabine Lake-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots until early morning,
becoming light and variable. Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Lake waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.

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GMZ432-180815-
Calcasieu Lake-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west
around 5 knots after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.

$$

GMZ435-180815-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots until early morning,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming south around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.

$$

GMZ436-180815-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots until early morning,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.

$$

GMZ450-180815-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

$$

GMZ452-180815-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ455-180815-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ470-180815-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ472-180815-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ475-180815-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
222 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$