000 FZUS54 KLCH 100323 CWFLCH COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 923 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 60 NM GMZ400-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES 923 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 60 NM... LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OF THE REGION. A COOL FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY...BRINGING AN END TO RAIN WHICH WILL CONTINUE COVERING THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING TONIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY THE START OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. $$ GMZ430-432-100930- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE- 923 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH. RAIN. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY INCREASING TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS ROUGH DECREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS ROUGH DECREASING TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP DECREASING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. $$ GMZ435-100930- VERMILION BAY- 923 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS ROUGH DECREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY INCREASING TO ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH DECREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP DECREASING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. $$ GMZ450-452-455-100930- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- 923 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. RAIN LIKELY. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. $$ GMZ470-472-475-100930- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 923 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. RAIN LIKELY. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ 25