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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 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.

GMZ400-030600-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 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...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across
the coastal waters beyond approximately 20 miles this afternoon
through Wednesday morning. The front responsible will push
further offshore during the day Wednesday bringing the
precipitation to an end. Brief periods of light offshore flow may
occur Wednesday with the passage of a weak frontal boundary, but
will turn back onshore Wednesday night where they will remain
through early next week. Seas will remain between 1 and 2 feet
over the next week.

$$

GMZ430-030600-
Sabine Lake-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ432-030600-
Calcasieu Lake-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ435-030600-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening
and overnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ436-030600-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early this evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around
5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ450-030600-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ452-030600-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ455-030600-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ470-030600-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers early this evening, then a
slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ472-030600-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ475-030600-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
1225 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms until early morning, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and
overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$