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FZUS54 KLCH 231847
CWFLCH
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 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.
GMZ400-240700-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 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...
A MODEST EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS.
OVERNIGHT, WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP A BIT, WHILE REMAINING MAINLY
OUT OF THE EAST. THIS SHOULD HELP ALLEVIATE ANY FOG FORMATION
OVERNIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. WIND SPEEDS ARE WITHIN SMALL CRAFT
EXERCISE CAUTION CRITERIA STARTING TONIGHT. SATURDAY, A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS WITH STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING BEHIND IT SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM LATE
SAT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS
TIGHT OVERHEAD. IN ADDITION, MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND.
IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT WE COULD SEE LOW WATER CONDITIONS
EARLY NEXT WORK WEEK, WITH WATER LEVELS FORECAST TO DROP TO -1.0
TO -1.5 MLLW.
GMZ430-240700-
SABINE LAKE-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS VERY
ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ432-240700-
CALCASIEU LAKE-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ435-240700-
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ436-240700-
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ450-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ452-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ455-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
2 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN
1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ470-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ472-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT
6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ475-240700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1247 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTH 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
25 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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