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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
735 FZUS54 KLCH 302055 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 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. GMZ400-010930- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Weak high pressure at the surface will ridge across the northern Gulf of Mexico for the next several days. This will allow for mainly light onshore flow and low seas. Through the next several days, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day. Elevated winds and seas will be possible in the vicinity of the thunderstorms. $$ GMZ430-010930- Sabine Lake- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-010930- Calcasieu Lake- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-010930- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-010930- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-010930- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-010930- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-010930- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-010930- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-010930- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-010930- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 355 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$