


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
799 FZUS54 KLCH 100529 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 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. GMZ400-101800- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .Synopsis for Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out 60 NM including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays... A small craft advisory remains in effect through 1PM as breezy offshore winds in the wake of yesterday`s cold front continue for a bit longer, along with wave heights near 3-6 feet. Conditions will improve this afternoon through the weekend as high pressure settles over the southeastern US. $$ GMZ430-101800- Sabine Lake- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. $$ GMZ432-101800- Calcasieu Lake- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. $$ GMZ435-101800- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. $$ GMZ436-101800- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. $$ GMZ450-101800- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ452-101800- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ455-101800- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ470-101800- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ472-101800- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ475-101800- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1229 AM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$