Coastal Waters Forecast for Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ436) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ436)
Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA
Last Update: 1216 AM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
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Today: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay waters light chop.

Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay waters light chop.

Saturday: Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.

Saturday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop.

Sunday: East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.

Sunday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers late.

Monday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Tuesday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays (GMZ436)

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