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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 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.

GMZ400-130700-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 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...

Wind and sea conditions continue to improve within a dry airmass
and as ridging moves right overtop the northwest Gulf Coast
region. Winds will vary each day with diurnal influences along the
coastline.

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GMZ430-130700-
Sabine Lake-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ432-130700-
Calcasieu Lake-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.
Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Lake waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

$$

GMZ435-130700-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in
the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.

$$

GMZ436-130700-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ450-130700-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ452-130700-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds,
becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ455-130700-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ470-130700-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ472-130700-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast 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. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ475-130700-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
125 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...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. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers.

$$