Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
645 FZUS54 KLCH 132000 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 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. GMZ400-140830- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Light offshore flow will prevail through Saturday. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will return by Saturday as Gulf moisture slowly moves northward. Precipitation chances increase significantly Sunday through most of next week as additional moisture from the Southern Gulf of Mexico advances northward. East to southeast winds expected to increase near or above 20 knots, along with increasing seas, beginning Monday, and remain near this level for the remainder of the period. This prolonged east to southeasterly fetch will likely cause increasing tides, with minor coastal flooding possible. Small Craft Advisories will be likely necessary during this time period. $$ GMZ430-140830- Sabine Lake- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight, then becoming north late. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-140830- Calcasieu Lake- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake 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. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-140830- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-140830- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight, then becoming north late. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-140830- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-140830- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-140830- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-140830- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 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. $$ GMZ472-140830- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-140830- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 300 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$