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FZUS54 KLCH 230251
CWFLCH
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
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.
GMZ400-231515-
SYNOPSIS FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT
60 NM INCLUDING SABINE AND CALCASIEU LAKES AND VERMILION BAY
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT, THEN MOVE
THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. ELEVATED
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT, ALONG WITH
AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT, STRONG AND GUSTY OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN ITS WAKE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF REGION,
THEN VEER TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION BY THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. AN OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN ONCE MORE BY
THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE DRIFTS THROUGH THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO.
GMZ430-231515-
SABINE LAKE-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
GMZ432-231515-
CALCASIEU LAKE-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ435-231515-
VERMILION BAY-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP DECREASING TO SMOOTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
GMZ450-231515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
3 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
GMZ452-231515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
GMZ455-231515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
GMZ470-231515-
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
3 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
GMZ472-231515-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
3 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
GMZ475-231515-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
851 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2019
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 8 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS
UP TO 7 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
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