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Louisiana Coastal Marine Forecast Expires:202410181630;;466657 FZUS54 KLIX 180319 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1019 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 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. GMZ570-572-181630- 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- 1019 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 9 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 10 feet at 8 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. $$ Expires:202410181415;;462260 FZUS54 KLCH 180120 AAA CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 820 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 Coastal waters from the Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out 60 nautical miles including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest ten percent of the waves. GMZ470-181415- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 820 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$