645  
FZUS54 KLCH 072009  
CWFLCH  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
309 PM 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.  
 
GMZ400-080900-  
309 PM 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...  
 
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN A  
MODERATE EAST FLOW INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP SEAS ELEVATED,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT  
MAY WAX AND WANE AT TIMES INCREASING AND DECREASING WINDS AND  
THEREFORE THE HEADLINES/ADVISORIES AS WELL.  
 
THE PROLONGED EAST TO SOUTHEAST FETCH WILL ALSO CAUSE TIDE LEVELS  
TO RUN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL (AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL) DURING  
THE PERIOD.  
 
 
 
GMZ430-080900-  
SABINE LAKE-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
ROUGH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ432-080900-  
CALCASIEU LAKE-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 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  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH 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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS  
CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ435-080900-  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
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 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. 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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ436-080900-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ450-080900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 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  
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 WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
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.    
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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ452-080900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT 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 15 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  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ455-080900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
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 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 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: SOUTHEAST  
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH 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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ470-080900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 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 AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. 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 3 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 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ472-080900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY 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 IN THE EVENING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. 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 IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 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 4 TO  
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ475-080900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST  
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 7 FEET AT 6 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 6 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 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 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.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY 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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