Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
984 FZUS54 KLCH 170508 AAA CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 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. GMZ400-171745- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue into Friday evening as a low pressure system moves across the area. Onshore flow will be between 15 and 20 knots with seas to 3-5 feet. Winds and seas could be significantly stronger in the vicinity of storms. Winds will weaken by Friday afternoon with seas gradually falling through the weekend. No precip is expected this weekend through next week as light onshore flow prevails. $$ GMZ430-171745- Sabine Lake- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots late. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Lake waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north around 5 knots after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-171745- Calcasieu Lake- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .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. $$ GMZ435-171745- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-171745- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-171745- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-171745- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 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. $$ GMZ455-171745- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-171745- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-171745- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-171745- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1208 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$