686  
FZUS54 KLCH 302010  
CWFLCH  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 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.  
 
GMZ400-010900-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 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 BOUNDARY SLUGGISHLY MOVING OVER THE REGION SHOULD SINK DOWN  
INTO COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS  
DEVELOPING THEREAFTER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH DOWNPOURS  
ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST ACROSS COASTAL WATERS FROM  
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHEN A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE  
CENTRAL GULF.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM WEST TO EAST MID DAY THRU  
AFTERNOON FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO AT LEAST  
SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH INTO SUNDAY MORNING  
WITH ONSHORE WINDS TO RESUME AT THE START OF THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ430-010900-  
SABINE LAKE-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ432-010900-  
CALCASIEU LAKE-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ435-010900-  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY THIS  
EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ436-010900-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
BAY WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ450-010900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ452-010900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY THIS EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ455-010900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE  
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING EAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT 2 SECONDS AND  
SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 2 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ470-010900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ472-010900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE THIS  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
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. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.   
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ475-010900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
310 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST LATE.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH  
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING  
NORTH 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 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. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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