Cameron, LA to High Island, TX Marine Forecast
| Today...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: South 3 Feet At 7 Seconds. Areas Of Dense Fog Early This Morning. Patchy Fog Late This Morning And Early Afternoon. Widespread Fog Late. A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms This Morning. Showers Likely. A Chance Of Thunderstorms This Afternoon. |
| Tonight...South Winds Around 10 Knots, Becoming Northwest After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: South 3 Feet At 7 Seconds. A Chance Of Thunderstorms. Showers. Widespread Dense Fog. |
| Saturday...North Winds 15 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 Feet At 4 Seconds And South 2 Feet At 7 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms In The Morning. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Saturday Night...North Winds 20 To 25 Knots. Seas 3 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet. Wave Detail: North 4 Feet At 4 Seconds And East 4 Feet At 7 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers In The Evening. |
| Sunday...North Winds 15 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 Feet At 4 Seconds. |
| Sunday Night...Northeast Winds Around 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 Feet At 4 Seconds. |
| Monday...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Monday Night...East Winds Around 5 Knots. Seas 1 Foot Or Less. |
| Tuesday...East Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming South In The Afternoon. Seas 1 Foot Or Less. A Slight Chance Of Showers. |
| Tuesday Night...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 1 Foot Or Less. A Slight Chance Of Showers. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 540am CST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SHORT TERM... (Today through Sunday night) Issued at 537am CST Fri Jan 9 2026 Moisture return is well in effect as PWATs (Precipitable Waters) have jumped over half an inch from the previous 00Z sounding. Over the Rockies a longwave trough is deepening and propagating to the east. This feature will be the main weather maker on Friday and is the reason for both our severe weather and flash flood threat. Friday morning the coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase as the upper-level trough starts to influence the region. Across the region bulk shear (0-6 km) will be 40 to 60 knots with higher shear amounts farther inland. These are significant values for supercell development and mesocyclone genesis. The main limiting factor will be a lack of CAPE, which is reflected in the Storm Prediction Center Slight risk ending west of the Sabine River as CAPE values are higher in central and eastern Louisiana. Unfortunately, the latest CAM model runs have all increased CAPE amounts for Friday afternoon and evening with average values for MLCAPE around 1000 J/Kg and MUCAPE around 1500 J/kg. This will lead to a dangerous setup tomorrow afternoon as discrete cells could quickly become supercells. Forecast hodograph show an environment with much more speed shear than directional shear with straight-line wind profiles. This wind profile tends to produce splitting storms and favors damaging wind and large hail as the main weather threats. But it is important to highlight the tornado threat for the region. While the tornado threat will not be as widespread as the damaging wind threat, meso and storm scale influences can quickly increase directional shear at the 0-1 km level. On the mesoscale, a shortwave trough in the 700 mb flow could enhance convection and should be watched closely. While at the storm scale, boundary interactions and cell mergers ahead of the front will be similarly concerning. After the front moves through the region, around 1 am Saturday, convection will be pushed out of the area. In addition to the severe weather threat, flash flooding will be a concern tomorrow as PWAT (Precipitable Water) values will surge above the 95th percentile. The main concern Friday will be training storms that dump several inches of rain over the same area. With the amount of moisture in our environment, we can expect efficient rain makers tomorrow. Behind the front, conditions will be colder, drier, and with clear skies. We could also see freezing temperatures Saturday night across central Louisiana and the interior of southeast Texas. Long Term (Monday through Friday) Issued at 537am CST Fri Jan 9 2026 Behind the front, high pressure will build across the Gulf coast, leading to mostly clear skies and mild conditions. High temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s next week as our temperatures drop down into more seasonal norms. Starting midweek, the high pressure will move to our east and temperatures will rise due to WAA. NOAA Lake Charles LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. |
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