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FZUS54 KLCH 082200
CWFLCH
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
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.
GMZ400-091100-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 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...
STRONG GRADIENT WINDS SHOULD KEEP MOST AREAS OF DENSE FOG FROM
DEVELOPING DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. HOWEVER, AS WINDS DO
DROP AFTER SUNDOWN AND AS INCREASINGLY WARM AIR MOVES OVER THE
COOL SHELF WATERS, AREAS OF DENSE MARINE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.
ELEVATED SOUTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED TODAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING
WEATHER SYSTEM NOW LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THESE WINDS
HAVE PULLED NORTHWARD ANOTHER SLUG OF GULF MOISTURE. WITHIN THIS
HUMID AIRMASS, SCATTERED, VERY WEAK SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING. EXPECT
AN INCREASE IN SHOWER COVERAGE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM NEARS. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF
AND WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. STRONG OFFSHORE
WINDS WILL DEVELOP STARTING SATURDAY AT SUNRISE AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MIDDAY.
GMZ430-091100-
SABINE LAKE-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
EARLY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ432-091100-
CALCASIEU LAKE-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY
DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ435-091100-
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS VERY
ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS ROUGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ436-091100-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG
LATE.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ450-091100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS
AND EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ452-091100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND EAST
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ455-091100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ470-091100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 5 SECONDS
AND SOUTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ472-091100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG LATE.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ475-091100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
400 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH
7 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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