Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
084 FZUS54 KLCH 022058 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 358 PM 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. GMZ400-031000- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Isolated to slight showers and storms to continue across the coastal waters this evening. We will see a brief lull in activity overnight before another round tomorrow morning. Then another quiet period starting tomorrow night. No Small Craft Advisory criteria is anticipated with this disturbance. Otherwise, onshore flow and mild conditions are anticipated through the rest of the period. $$ GMZ430-031000- Sabine Lake- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters rough. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-031000- Calcasieu Lake- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters rough. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters very rough. .MONDAY...Southeast 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. $$ GMZ435-031000- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-031000- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, 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 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .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. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-031000- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers early this evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-031000- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-031000- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-031000- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. 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 around 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 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 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. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-031000- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-031000- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 358 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of showers late. Patchy fog late. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .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 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$