Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
153 FZUS54 KLCH 020816 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 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. GMZ400-022045- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A brief period of increasing rain chances, winds and seas will take place today ahead of an approaching shortwave trof. No Small Craft Advisory criteria is anticipated with this disturbance. Otherwise, onshore flow and mild conditions are anticipated through the period. $$ GMZ430-022045- Sabine Lake- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-022045- Calcasieu Lake- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Lake waters rough. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-022045- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-022045- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-022045- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots until late afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-022045- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-022045- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-022045- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-022045- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-022045- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 316 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$