Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
216 FZUS54 KLCH 312102 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 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. GMZ400-010945- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Onshore flow around 15 knots and seas of 3-4 feet will prevail this afternoon into Saturday. Another round of thunderstorms will develop from mid Saturday morning through late afternoon. Onshore winds will become lighter Saturday evening through the upcoming week. Just an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible offshore Sunday with drier conditions expected through the remainder of the week. $$ GMZ430-010945- Sabine Lake- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-010945- Calcasieu Lake- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-010945- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-010945- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-010945- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-010945- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-010945- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-010945- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-010945- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-010945- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 402 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$