FZUS54 KLCH 202018
CWFLCH
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
218 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO HIGH ISLAND TX
GMZ400-211230-
SYNOPSIS FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO HIGH ISLAND TX  OUT 60
NAUTICAL MILES
218 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 60 NM...
A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EAST TEXAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST-SOUTHEAST...REACHING CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THURSDAY EVENING...WHERE
IT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLS.
$$
GMZ430-432-211230-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-
218 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH INCREASING TO LIGHT
CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
$$
GMZ435-211230-
VERMILION BAY-
218 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT
CHOP. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
$$
GMZ450-452-455-211230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
218 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
$$
GMZ470-472-475-211230-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
218 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET. 
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. 
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
$$