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FZUS54 KLCH 130549
CWFLCH
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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.
GMZ400-131800-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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...
WINDS CONTINUE TO BE PROGGED TO PREVAIL FROM THE EAST THROUGH THE
PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES RIDGING INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF.
PERIODS OF ENHANCED EASTERLY FLOW AND SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER OUTER
20 TO 60 NM WATERS AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH THE PASSAGE OF
WAVES.
DRY AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO A
MINIMUM.
GMZ430-131800-
SABINE LAKE-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
GMZ432-131800-
CALCASIEU LAKE-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
GMZ435-131800-
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
5 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ436-131800-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
GMZ450-131800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ452-131800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
GMZ455-131800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
GMZ470-131800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ472-131800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ475-131800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1249 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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