Louisiana Coastal Marine Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
201 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Pascagoula to Atchafalaya River out to 60 NM

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 


GMZ570-172000-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
201 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet, building to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds
and north 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally
to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 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.


GMZ470-172100-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas around
2 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north
4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and south
2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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