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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

Coastal waters from the Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High
Island TX out 60 nautical miles including Sabine and
Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion Bay

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.

GMZ400-170930-
Synopsis for Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out
60 NM including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion Bay
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

.SYNOPSIS...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue
tonight as a stalled cold front begins to slowly move south. A
modest offshore flow is expected to the north of the front, while
light east to southeast winds will continue to the south and east
of it. The front will be driven further offshore Wednesday and
Wednesday night by high pressure dropping from the Plains into
the Mid Mississippi River Valley, which will result in increasing
north winds across all of the coastal waters. Winds will relax on
Friday ahead of another cold front forecast to bring another round
of strong north winds Saturday night into Sunday.

$$

GMZ430-170930-
Sabine Lake-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds around 15 to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
Slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. Slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a
light chop. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a light
chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a
light chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a light
chop. Chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters a
light chop. Slight chance of rain showers.

$$

GMZ432-170930-
Calcasieu Lake-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy.
Slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. Slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a light chop.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters a
light chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters a light
chop. Chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters
choppy.

$$

GMZ435-170930-
Vermilion Bay-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Chance
of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
Chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the day. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light
chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light
chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
choppy.

$$

GMZ450-170930-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Slight chance of showers through the night.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ452-170930-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers
through the day.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Slight chance of showers in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Slight chance of rain showers.

$$

GMZ455-170930-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA out 20 NM-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to
3 feet. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to
3 feet. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Slight chance of rain showers.

$$

GMZ470-170930-
Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of showers
through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ472-170930-
Waters from  Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Showers likely in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of showers in
the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night.
Slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning. Slight chance of showers through the day.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers.

$$

GMZ475-170930-
Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from
20 to 60 NM-
351 PM CDT Tue Oct 16 2018

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Showers likely in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms
through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to
7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet
with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet with
occasional seas up to 7 feet. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
6 feet with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet with
occasional seas up to 8 feet. Chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 6 feet
with occasional seas up to 7 feet. Slight chance of showers.

$$

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