966  
FZUS54 KLCH 080809  
CWFLCH  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
309 AM CDT WED APR 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.  
 
GMZ400-082100-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 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...  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WHICH HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE FORECAST WILL SHIFT  
TOWARDS THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY. THIS TYPICALLY RESULTS IN A  
DIRECT TURN TO ONSHORE WINDS, HOWEVER, A BOUNDARY SITUATED IN THE  
SOUTH GULF WILL KEEP PRESSURE FIELDS OVER THE WATERS TIGHT AND IN A  
WEST TO EAST ORIENTATION TO THE COAST. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL  
PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT DAYS AS THIS PATTERN PERSISTS. SEAS WILL  
CONTINUE BUILDING AND SHOULD REACH THEIR MAXIMUM HEIGHTS ON THURSDAY.  
 
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN IMPROVING THERE AFTER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS  
IN ONCEMORE.  
 

 
 
GMZ430-082100-  
SABINE LAKE-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
ROUGH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ432-082100-  
CALCASIEU LAKE-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ435-082100-  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ436-082100-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ450-082100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ452-082100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ455-082100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ470-082100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ472-082100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ475-082100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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