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Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts by the Lake Charles, LA Forecast Office

 

Click on the links in the table below to get a forecast for each zone. Clicking on the map links to a text forecast that includes all zones and a synopsis. 

 
Lakes and Bays Inner and Outer Coastal Waters
GMZ430: Sabine Lake GMZ450: Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM
GMZ432: Calcasieu Lake GMZ452: Coastal Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out to 20 NM
GMZ435: Vermillion and West Cote Blanche Bays GMZ455: Coastal Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM
GMZ436: Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays GMZ470: Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM
  GMZ472: Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM
  GMZ475: Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA  from 20 to 60 NM
 
 

map showing marine forecast zones near Lake Charles, LA

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Marine Weather Message for these zones

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Predicted Tides and Currents for these areas

Coastal Waters Forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

These forecasts are also available via e-mail

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