


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
165 FZUS54 KLCH 011709 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 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. GMZ400-020600- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .Synopsis for Lower Atchafalaya River LA to High Island TX out 60 NM including Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes and Vermilion and Cote Blanche Bays... A stationary front draped along the coast will be the focus for showers and storms through Wednesday as it slowly meanders south through the coastal waters. East to northeast winds will prevail during that time before turning west to northwest Wed through Fri as storms taper off. $$ GMZ430-020600- Sabine Lake- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms late. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-020600- Calcasieu Lake- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-020600- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-020600- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. 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. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then a slight chance of showers late. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-020600- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-020600- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then a chance of thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-020600- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and early morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-020600- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-020600- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then a chance of thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-020600- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1209 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$