NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ400-172100-  308 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026    .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 southerly flow and low seas are expected to continue  through the forecast period with weak surface high pressure centered  over the northeastern Gulf. Mainly dry conditions are expected to  prevail as high pressure builds overhead. Winds and seas will be  locally higher near thunderstorms.    $$
   GMZ455-172100-  Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City  LA out 20 NM-  308 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026    TODAY  Southwest winds around 5 knots early this morning,  becoming light and variable, then becoming southwest around  5 knots this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South  1 foot at 4 seconds.  TONIGHT  West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave  Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.  SATURDAY  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.  Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.  SATURDAY NIGHT  West winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or  less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot  at 3 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at 3 seconds.  SUNDAY  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave  Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.  SUNDAY NIGHT  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,  then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at  3 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at 3 seconds.  MONDAY  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 5 to  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.  MONDAY NIGHT  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,  then around 2 feet after midnight.  TUESDAY  Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  TUESDAY NIGHT  West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$