834  
FZUS54 KLCH 070809  
CWFLCH  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 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.  
 
GMZ400-072100-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 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...  
 
EASTERLY WINDS ARE PREVAILING AND WILL MAINTAIN THROUGH THE REST  
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT  
TIMES ON A PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH OVER THE EAST US  
AND GULF AIRMASS. THIS LONG FETCH WILL CAUSE A BUILDING OF SEAS  
FROM TODAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE CORRIDOR OF  
GREATEST SEAS SHOULD SET UP ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WITH A  
GRADUAL DECREASE IN HEIGHTS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO  
SABINE PASS. HOWEVER, HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED  
TO REACH AS FAR WEST AS INTRACOASTAL CITY.  
 
COASTAL AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A SMALL RISE IN WATER LEVELS LATER IN  
THE WEEK, BUT COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.  
 

 
 
GMZ430-072100-  
SABINE LAKE-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ432-072100-  
CALCASIEU LAKE-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ435-072100-  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ436-072100-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ450-072100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ452-072100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ455-072100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
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.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ470-072100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ472-072100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ475-072100-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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