Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
279 FZUS54 KLCH 030912 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 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. GMZ400-032215- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS... South winds of 15 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots and seas of 6-10 feet will continue through Saturday. A cold front will push through the coastal waters Saturday afternoon accompanied by a squall line capable of producing severe weather including damaging winds, large hail, waterspouts, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall. Winds will turn offshore and relax behind the front Saturday night and remain that way through mid next week. $$ GMZ430-032215- Sabine Lake- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late this morning and afternoon. Lake waters very rough. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Lake waters rough. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters very rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Lake waters very rough. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters very rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Lake waters rough. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-032215- Calcasieu Lake- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 20 to 25 knots late this morning and afternoon. Lake waters very rough. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Lake waters very rough. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters very rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters very rough. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Lake waters very rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Lake waters rough. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters rough. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-032215- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters very rough. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters very rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters very rough. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters very rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters rough. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-032215- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters choppy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-032215- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-032215- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: South 8 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds and south 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-032215- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 2 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-032215- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 8 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 6 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-032215- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-032215- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 412 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: South 10 feet at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 9 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 8 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$