Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
180 FZUS54 KLCH 181943 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 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. GMZ400-190830- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will continue building into the region today. This ridge will bring about a prolonged period of warm, dry conditions with light winds and low seas. $$ GMZ430-190830- Sabine Lake- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. $$ GMZ432-190830- Calcasieu Lake- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. $$ GMZ435-190830- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ436-190830- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ450-190830- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ452-190830- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ455-190830- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ470-190830- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-190830- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-190830- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 243 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$