Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
520 FZUS54 KLCH 080300 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 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. GMZ400-081515- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A light to moderate onshore flow and seas with seas 2 to 3 feet will prevail through Thursday. A cold front will push through the coastal waters Thursday night accompanied by isolated showers and thunderstorms. Offshore flow will develop behind the front Friday through the weekend. $$ GMZ430-081515- Sabine Lake- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Patchy fog late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-081515- Calcasieu Lake- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters rough. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Lake waters smooth. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-081515- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-081515- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-081515- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Areas of fog early this evening, then patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-081515- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning, then areas of dense fog late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-081515- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-081515- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this evening, then patchy fog late this evening and early morning. Areas of fog late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-081515- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. Areas of dense fog late. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-081515- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1000 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$