Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
729 FZUS54 KLCH 082013 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 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. GMZ400-090915- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A light to moderate onshore flow and seas with seas 2 to 3 feet will prevail through Thursday. Areas of patchy to isolated dense fog will be possible tonight through Thursday morning. 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 and Saturday. Onshore flow becomes reestablished Sunday as high pressure slides east of the area. Precipitation chances will also increase again Sunday and Monday as a series of upper level disturbance moves across the area. $$ GMZ430-090915- Sabine Lake- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog late. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-090915- Calcasieu Lake- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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, becoming northwest around 5 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Lake waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters rough. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-090915- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-090915- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-090915- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning, then areas of fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-090915- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. Areas of dense fog late. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-090915- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-090915- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. .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: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-090915- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning, then areas of dense fog late. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .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: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 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 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-090915- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 313 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South 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. .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 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$