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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 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.

GMZ400-090915-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A light to occasionally moderate onshore flow will persist into
early next week, becoming somewhat variable as a weak front stalls
near the coast. Dry weather is expected to prevail into tonight,
with rain chances increasing over the northwest Gulf of Mexico on
Sunday...spreading to the inland lakes and bays by Monday. From
there through the work week, daily isolated to scattered showers
and storms can be expected.

$$

GMZ430-090915-
Sabine Lake-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Lake waters light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ432-090915-
Calcasieu Lake-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ435-090915-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots late. Bay waters light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Bay waters light chop.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ436-090915-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ450-090915-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ452-090915-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ455-090915-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ470-090915-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ472-090915-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ475-090915-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
352 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 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.

$$