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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 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.
GMZ400-200600-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 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...
NE WINDS GRADUALLY TURN E TO SE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD SLIDES OFF TO THE EAST. MAINLY
LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW AND LOW SEAS WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK AS THE PATTERN REMAINS STAGNANT. SMALL RAIN
CHANCES CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY, WITH OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
GMZ430-200600-
SABINE LAKE-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ432-200600-
CALCASIEU LAKE-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
LIGHT CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ435-200600-
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ436-200600-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
GMZ450-200600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST 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.
GMZ452-200600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST 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.
GMZ455-200600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 3 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT
AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
GMZ470-200600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ472-200600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ475-200600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
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