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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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.


GMZ475-170600-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM-
1236 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then showers
and thunderstorms likely late. 
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers, mainly in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming
southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms
likely after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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