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Louisiana Coastal Marine Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
219 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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. 


GMZ570-572-240830-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port
Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
219 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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.


GMZ470-240915-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 5 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 6 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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