072  
WHUS74 KLCH 301748  
MWWLCH  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
1248 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
GMZ450-452-470-472-011800-  
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0020.260501T1500Z-260502T1200Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
1248 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT  
20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT  
20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM  
20 TO 60 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO  
CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
GMZ455-475-011800-  
/O.NEW.KLCH.SC.Y.0020.260501T2100Z-260502T1200Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
1248 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 4  
TO 7 FT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO  
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER  
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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