Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
004 FZUS54 KLCH 080923 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 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. GMZ400-082145- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A light to moderate onshore flow and seas with seas 2 to 3 feet will prevail through Thursday. Areas of light fog/haze will continue over the coastal waters through late morning, improving briefly this afternoon before redeveloping early this evening into Thursday. A cold front will push through the coastal waters Thursday night accompanied by isolated showers and thunderstorms. Offshore flow will develop behind the front Friday and Saturday. Onshore flow becomes reestablished Sunday as high pressure slides east of the area. Precipitation chances will also increase again Sunday and Monday as a series of upper level disturbance moves across the area. $$ GMZ430-082145- Sabine Lake- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Lake waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-082145- Calcasieu Lake- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Areas of dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-082145- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-082145- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-082145- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-082145- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...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. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-082145- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-082145- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-082145- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-082145- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 423 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$