Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country
A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM (GMZ455) Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Last Update: 1232 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2026 | |
| Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Sunday: East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog. Sunday Night: South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. Monday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Monday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 2 seconds. Tuesday: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wednesday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Thursday: North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Thursday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM (GMZ455) | |
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