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FZUS54 KLCH 310547
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 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.
GMZ400-311800-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 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...
LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL TURN
BACK OFFSHORE AND INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT AND
REMAIN OFFSHORE INTO TUESDAY. HEREAFTER ONSHORE FLOW WILL
REESTABLISH.
GMZ430-311800-
SABINE LAKE-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.
LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ432-311800-
CALCASIEU LAKE-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
SMOOTH.
GMZ435-311800-
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON,
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST 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 AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
GMZ436-311800-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH LATE. BAY
WATERS SMOOTH.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
GMZ450-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ452-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE. SEAS
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ455-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 2 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ470-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING
EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT
AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ472-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET THIS
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
3 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND WEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ475-311800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1247 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2025
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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