Marine Forecast GMZ475
Expires:202412101515;;479823
FZUS54 KLCH 100325
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
925 PM CST Mon Dec 9 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.
GMZ475-101515
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City
LA from 20 to 60 NM
925 PM CST Mon Dec 9 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
TUESDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds, becoming
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
WEDNESDAY
North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming
northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at
4 seconds.
THURSDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers.
SATURDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
All Gulf of Mexico Marine Forecast
- Synopsis for Florida Bay and the Keys
- Florida Bay including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds
- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms
- Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms
- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef
- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 nm
- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm
- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm
- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm
- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out
- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out
- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out
- Synopsis for East Cape Sable to Bonita Beach, FL out 60 nm
- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee, FL out 20 nm
- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach, FL out 20 nm
- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach, FL from 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Bonita Beach to Suwannee River, FL out 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 nm
- Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 nm
- Tampa Bay Waters
- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound
- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 nm
- Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 nm
- Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Suwannee River to Destin, FL out 60 nm
- Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters from Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL out to 20 nm
- Coastal waters from Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola, FL out 20 nm
- Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola, FL extending from 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 20 NM
- Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM
- Coastal waters from Suwanee River to Keaton Beach out 20 nm
- Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM
- Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
- Synopsis for Destin to Pascagoula, MS out 60 nm
- North Mobile Bay
- South Mobile Bay
- Mississippi Sound
- Perdido Bay Area
- Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound
- Western Choctawhatchee Bay
- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay
- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM
- Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM
- Coastal Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 nm
- Waters from Pensacola, FL to GMZ670 Pascagoula, MS from 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Pascagoula, MS to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 60 nm
- Lake Pontchartrain/Lake Maurepas
- Mississippi Sound
- Lake Borgne
- Chandeleur Sound
- Coastal Waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 nm
- Coastal Waters from Boothville Louisiana to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm
- Coastal Waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana from 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal Waters from Stake Island Louisiana to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Southwest pass of the Mississippi River to Atchafalaya River, LA out 60 nm
- Coastal Waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 nm
- Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana out 20 Nm
- Coastal Waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana from 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Atchafalaya River to High Island, TX out 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City, LA out 20 nm
- Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City, LA extending from 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City, LA to Cameron, LA out 20 nm
- Waters from Intracoastal City, LA to Cameron, LA extending from 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Cameron, LA to High Island, TX out 20 nm
- Waters from Cameron, LA to High Island, TX extending from 20 to 60 nm
- Sabine Lake
- Calcasieu Lake
- Vermillion Bay
- Synopsis for High Island to Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nm
- Galveston Bay
- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport, TX out 20 nm
- Waters from High Island to Freeport, TX extending from 20 to 60 nm
- Matagorda Bay
- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 nm
- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel, TX extending from 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Matagorda Ship Channel to Baffin Bay, TX out 60 nm
- Bays and Waterways from Port Aransas to Port O’Connor
- Coastal waters Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 nm
- Waters Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 nm
- Bays and Waterways from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas
- Coastal waters Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 nm
- Waters Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 nm
- Synopsis for Baffin Bay to Rio Grande, TX out 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX out 20 nm
- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 nm
- Coastal waters from Port Mansfield to Rio Grande River TX out 20 nm
- Waters from Port Mansfield to Rio Grande River TX from 20 to 60 nm
- Laguna Madre from 5nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX
- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado to 5nm north of Port Mansfield
- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado
Gulf of Mexico Marine Watches, Warnings and Advisories Check all Gulf of Mexico Marine Zones.
