Cameron, LA to High Island, TX Marine Forecast
| Tonight...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming Southwest Late. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: South 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms Early This Evening, Then A Slight Chance Of Showers Late This Evening And Early Morning. |
| Thursday...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 6 Seconds. |
| Thursday Night...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 Foot At 5 Seconds And Southeast 1 Foot At 8 Seconds. |
| Friday...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 4 Seconds And Southeast 1 Foot At 7 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Friday Night...East Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Wave Detail: East 4 Feet At 4 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers In The Evening, Then Showers Likely With A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms After Midnight. |
| Saturday...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Wave Detail: East 4 Feet At 5 Seconds. Showers. A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. |
| Saturday Night...North Winds 25 To 30 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Showers. |
| Sunday...North Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Showers Likely, Mainly In The Morning. |
| Sunday Night...North Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Monday...North Winds 20 To 25 Knots, Diminishing To 15 To 20 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Monday Night...Northeast Winds Around 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 534pm CST Wednesday Jan 21 2026 .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 228pm CST Wednesday Jan 21 2026 Light to moderate showers have overspread the forecast area and are expected to persist through tonight. The moisture and light winds could result in fog overnight. A cold front continues to advance across the Southern Plains and is forecast to become quasistationary near or just north of the CWA (County Warning Area) on Thursday. This boundary, in combination with increasing low level moisture, will serve as a focus for isolated shower activity primarily across the northern portions of the CWA. The front is then expected to resume southward progression into and through the area on Friday, with PoPs increasing as deeper forcing and moisture convergence develop. Long Term (Saturday through next Tuesday) Issued at 228pm CST Wednesday Jan 21 2026 A notable pattern change is anticipated during the long term period. Numerous to widespread showers are expected on Saturday as the cold front progresses through the CWA. Post frontal overrunning is likely to maintain lingering precipitation even after frontal passage. Global model guidance remains in fair agreement regarding the synoptic scale pattern; however, substantial uncertainty persists in mesoscale details, particularly regarding thermal profiles and the southern extent of the cold air. Recent guidance has trended toward a slightly more northward solution, though additional shifts remain possible and could significantly impact precipitation types across the CWA. Should colder solutions verify, freezing rain with prolonged impacts would be possible. Even under a warmer scenario, subfreezing overnight temperatures with hazardous travel and infrastructure impacts remain likely. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for areas along and north of the I-10 corridor from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Given the large spread in temperature guidance and sensitivity of precipitation type to small thermal changes, deterministic ice accretion amounts remain highly uncertain at this time. Probabilities for measurable ice accretion are currently estimated at 25 to 50 percent along the I-10 corridor northward to roughly Highway 190, increasing to 50 to 85 percent north of Highway 190. A Cold Weather Advisory has also been issued for the entire CWA. Deterministic temperatures are forecast to range from the lower 20s to mid 30s, accompanied by northerly winds of 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Resulting wind chill values are expected to fall into the 10 to 25 degree range, approaching Extreme Cold Watch criteria. An upgrade remains possible pending improved confidence; however, ensemble spread in overnight temperatures remains on the order of 7 to 14 degrees, precluding higher confidence at this time. Temperature uncertainty continues into the remainder of the long term forecast, though confidence is increasing that wintry precipitation potential may persist and spread southward into Sunday with showers slow to taper. Subfreezing temperatures are expected to continue into early next week, with the potential for refreezing during the late evening and overnight hours even if brief afternoon thawing occurs. Deterministic guidance suggests subfreezing maximum temperatures across portions of interior southeast Texas and central Louisiana on Sunday, despite recent warming trends in model solutions, with lows ranging from near freezing to the mid 40s elsewhere. Confidence is also medium that an Extreme Cold Watch may become necessary for portions or all of the CWA, as deterministic wind chills may fall into the 4 to 10 degree range. From Sunday night into Monday, surface high pressure will continue building into the region, allowing drier air to overspread the CWA and precipitation to end. Modest daytime warming will be possible under increasing breaks in cloud cover. However, improved radiational cooling conditions Monday night into Tuesday morning may support lows in the 10s to mid 20s across portions of the area. Overall confidence remains moderate in the potential for impactful winter weather, while uncertainty remains high regarding the duration of subfreezing temperatures, precipitation type, and precipitation amounts. NOAA Lake Charles LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. |
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