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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 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.

GMZ400-080600-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 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...

Light east to northeast winds along with a few isolated showers
will continue this afternoon into tonight. Tomorrow, winds will
become light to modest from the northeast as weak surface high
pressure ridging across the Gulf coast states will build into the
coastal waters. The offshore winds along with seas will increase
by Thursday as a cold front moves into the coastal waters.
Offshore winds will remain elevated through the end of the week.

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GMZ430-080600-
Sabine Lake-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots early this evening,
becoming light and variable, then becoming north around 5 knots
after midnight, increasing to 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

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GMZ432-080600-
Calcasieu Lake-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots late this evening, then becoming north after midnight,
increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Lake waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Lake waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light
chop.

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GMZ435-080600-
Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Bay waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay
waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.

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GMZ436-080600-
Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light
chop.

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GMZ450-080600-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

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GMZ452-080600-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming
northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ455-080600-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ470-080600-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds
and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at
5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ472-080600-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to
60 NM-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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.
.FRIDAY...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ475-080600-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
1237 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. A slight chance of showers late.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at
5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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