Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
377 FZUS54 KLCH 070907 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 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. GMZ400-072200- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Light east to northeast winds and low seas can be expected today. Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase by late Friday into the weekend. In addition, winds and seas will begin to ramp up tomorrow night into Friday, remaining elevated through at least Sun morning and likely requiring an extended period of small craft advisories. Hurricane Rafael across the Southeast Gulf of Mexico is expected to turn west by Thursday and continue this motion across the Central Gulf of Mexico. For the latest information, visit the National Hurricane Center website at www.nhc.noaa.gov. $$ GMZ430-072200- Sabine Lake- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-072200- Calcasieu Lake- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-072200- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog late this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-072200- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-072200- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 14 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 13 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-072200- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-072200- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 11 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-072200- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-072200- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 14 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 13 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-072200- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 307 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 15 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$