Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
211 FZUS54 KLCH 080938 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 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. GMZ400-082230- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS... ---------------------------------------------------------------- A Small Craft Advisory will be in effect for the offshore marine zones starting at noon today. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase by late today 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 in the Southeast Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move slowly over the central GoM over this weekend and early next week. For the latest information, visit the National Hurricane Center website at www.nhc.noaa.gov. $$ GMZ430-082230- Sabine Lake- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 .TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Lake waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-082230- Calcasieu Lake- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of dense fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-082230- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-082230- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...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. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-082230- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-082230- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .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 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...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 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 2 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-082230- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...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 2 seconds and south 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 9 seconds and east 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-082230- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...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. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Northeast 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 11 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-082230- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 13 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-082230- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 338 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...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 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...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 chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds, becoming southeast 7 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$