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 >

Last Update: 1228 AM CST Sun Mar 8 2026

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Lake Charles, LA Local Forecast Office

38NM SW Morgan City LA

Marine Zone Forecast


Today
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon.
Tonight
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Monday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Monday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Tuesday
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Tuesday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Wednesday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
West winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Thursday
North winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.




Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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1228 AM CST Sun Mar 8 2026
 
 

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