Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
384 FZUS54 KLCH 150107 CWFLCH Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 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. GMZ400-151415- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A large surface low over the Midwest will increase southerly winds and seas across the coastal waters tonight and Saturday. An upper level trough and cold front will generate higher chances of showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning, with some of the thunderstorms possibly severe. Small Craft Advisories continue for most of the coastal waters. Expect brief offshore flow Sunday, followed by onshore flow early next week. $$ GMZ430-151415- Sabine Lake- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ432-151415- Calcasieu Lake- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Lake waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Lake waters rough. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ435-151415- Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ436-151415- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ450-151415- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ452-151415- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ455-151415- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 9 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ470-151415- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ472-151415- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south 6 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ475-151415- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 807 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south 8 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: South 10 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 9 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$