Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Last Update: 1227 PM CST Wed Feb 25 2026

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Lake Charles, LA Local Forecast Office

21NM SW Morgan City LA

Marine Zone Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Tonight
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
Thursday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers.
Friday
North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday Night
North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Saturday
East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
Saturday Night
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Sunday
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Sunday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Monday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.




Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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1227 PM CST Wed Feb 25 2026
 
 

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