270  
FZUS54 KLCH 130724  
CWFLCH  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 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.  
 
GMZ400-132000-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 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...  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD TONIGHT HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO BECOME  
VERY LIGHT AND SEAS TO RELAX. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST LATER  
TODAY, ALLOWING WINDS TO TURN SOUTHERLY ONCE AGAIN. LIGHT TO  
MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER  
COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING THAT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND STORMS  
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS IN ITS WAKE.  
 

 
 
GMZ430-132000-  
SABINE LAKE-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH THIS  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.   
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ432-132000-  
CALCASIEU LAKE-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH THIS  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.   
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY  
ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ435-132000-  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH THIS  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ436-132000-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ450-132000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
30 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ452-132000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH LATE.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING WEST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ455-132000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH LATE. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 25 TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST  
4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ470-132000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST  
5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ472-132000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ475-132000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
224 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KNOTS  
LATE. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET  
AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING WEST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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