627  
WHUS74 KLCH 030906  
MWWLCH  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
306 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
GMZ430-432-032000-  
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260103T0900Z/  
/O.CON.KLCH.LO.Y.0002.260103T1200Z-260103T2000Z/  
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-  
306 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS  
AFTERNOON...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
 
 
* WHAT...ABNORMALLY LOW WATER LEVELS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SABINE LAKE AND CALCASIEU LAKE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...BELOW NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS  
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD NAVIGATE SHALLOW WATERS WITH EXTREME CAUTION DUE  
TO BELOW NORMAL WATER LEVELS.  
 

 
 

 
 
GMZ435-436-031015-  
/O.EXP.KLCH.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260103T0900Z/  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
306 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
 
 

 
 
GMZ450-452-470-031500-  
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260103T1500Z/  
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-  
306 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT  
20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT  
20 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX  
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
GMZ455-472-475-032100-  
/O.CON.KLCH.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260103T2100Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
306 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO  
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM  
INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM AND COASTAL  
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA  
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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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