Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
547 FZUS54 KLCH 251930 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 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. GMZ400-261015- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Surface high pressure off to the east will continue to dominate the weather pattern over the coastal waters. Mainly southerly flow will persist through the period. Winds will increase some tonight into Sunday as low pressure forms over the Plains with winds approaching 20 knots and thus small craft exercise caution will be headlined during that period. No shower or thunderstorm activity is expected through the holiday weekend. $$ GMZ430-261015- Sabine Lake- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-261015- Calcasieu Lake- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-261015- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-261015- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-261015- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-261015- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-261015- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-261015- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-261015- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-261015- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$