Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
009 FZUS54 KLCH 100858 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 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. GMZ400-102115- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS... The cold front will continue to move into and through the coastal waters this morning. Offshore flow will result, with elevated seas and winds tonight and into tomorrow. While conditions are expected to remain below advisory criteria, small craft should exercise caution. Onshore flow will return tomorrow night into Sunday as the surface high pressure moves off to the east. Precipitation chances will also increase again Sunday and Monday as a series of upper level disturbances move across the area. $$ GMZ430-102115- Sabine Lake- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-102115- Calcasieu Lake- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-102115- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this morning and afternoon. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. Patchy fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-102115- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late this morning and afternoon. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Patchy fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-102115- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-102115- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. Patchy fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-102115- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Patchy fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-102115- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-102115- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-102115- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 358 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Hazy this morning. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$