Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
886 FZUS54 KLCH 272017 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 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. GMZ400-280915- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A tight pressure gradient between a series of lows over the Southern Plains and a surface high off the east coast will allow for a prolonged period of strong and gusty onshore winds to continue through Sunday afternoon. Small Craft Advisory for all waters continues through Sunday afternoon. Winds and seas will slowly subside by Sunday night and Monday as the pressure gradient relaxes. Chances of showers and thunderstorms increase Sunday night through Tuesday morning as a deep layer mid to upper level trough approaches the area. $$ GMZ430-280915- Sabine Lake- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters rough. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-280915- Calcasieu Lake- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters very rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters rough. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters rough. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-280915- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-280915- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters rough. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters rough. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters rough. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-280915- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-280915- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-280915- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-280915- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-280915- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-280915- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 317 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$