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| NWS Forecast for: Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ435) Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 309 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Sunday: South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. Sunday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Monday: South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Tuesday: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Wednesday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ435) | |
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