Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
813 FZUS54 KLCH 172019 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 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. GMZ400-181015- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will continue off to the east with lower pressure across the southern Plains through the end of the week. This will keep a light to modest southerly flow in place. Shower activity will increase over the weekend as a surface front moves into the region. This front will move across the coastal waters late Saturday night into Sunday morning, with modest offshore winds developing behind it. $$ GMZ430-181015- Sabine Lake- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots late. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-181015- Calcasieu Lake- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-181015- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-181015- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-181015- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-181015- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-181015- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-181015- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-181015- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-181015- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$