Cameron, LA to High Island, TX Marine Forecast
| Today...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 4 Seconds. |
| Tonight...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots After Midnight. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 4 Seconds. |
| Friday...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 3 Feet At 4 Seconds. |
| Friday Night...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 4 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms After Midnight. |
| Saturday...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 2 Feet At 4 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms. |
| Saturday Night...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 Feet At 5 Seconds. |
| Sunday...East Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet In The Morning, Then 1 Foot Or Less. |
| Sunday Night...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 1 Foot Or Less, Then Around 2 Feet After Midnight. |
| Monday...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. |
| Monday Night...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms After Midnight. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1224am CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 1218am CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 A quiet and seasonal night is ongoing across the forecast area as surface high pressure continues to maintain control across much of the eastern CONUS, providing light winds and temps in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Aloft, elongated ridging continues to provide a west to west-southwest flow above 500mb, advecting high clouds and a bit of moisture into the region. 00Z LCH sounding shows a PWAT (Precipitable Water) of 1.31", which is just below to 75th percentile for today however, an influx of dry air is expected later today, providing a short lived drying trend before another surge of moisture arrives tomorrow. Today, low level easterly flow should advect a drier, continental airmass into the region briefly shunting the moisture overhead off to the west and allowing PWATs (Precipitable Waters) to dip below 1" through this afternoon. This will bring about a warm but rather pleasant afternoon/evening across much of the region with dewpoints dropping into the 50s while highs top out in the low to mid 80s. Unfortunately, this will be brief as moisture returns quickly and in earnest tomorrow and remaining elevated into early next week. Tomorrow into Saturday, a couple of features simultaneously bring a surge of moisture into the region, merging overhead and increasing rain chances as we head into Halloween weekend. First, an upper level shortwave carrying the remnants of TD Vance in the Pacific (or rather the moisture associated with TD Vance) will move into the Southern Plains late tomorrow into early Saturday. At the same time, a surge of moisture will move out of the southeastern Gulf from a decaying low pressure system near south FL and overspread the northern Gulf Coast. These two moisture rich atmospheres will mesh overhead from tomorrow afternoon into Saturday morning, with guidance depicting PWATs (Precipitable Waters) increasing to around ~1.70" (90th percentile is 1.69") by 12Z Saturday and even further through the daytime hours on Saturday. While this will unfortunately bring about humid conditions through the weekend, it will also finally bring some much needed rain chances back to the forecast. We could see some very isolated shower activity through late Friday into early Saturday however, the better chance of rain will come through midday into the evening hours of Saturday with a few showers possibly lingering into Saturday night mainly for CENLA. Unfortunately guidance continues to come down on rainfall amounts, with most of the region likely seeing less than 0.25" of rain, apart from an isolated location or two. While this won't be enough to put any dent in the ongoing severe drought, it will help tamper down fire risk for a while. While rain chances taper off by early Sunday, this influx of moisture will hang around until the passage of a cold front late Tuesday. Until then, warm and humid conditions can be expected with daytime highs in the low to mid 80s and overnight lows in the low to mid 60s (5-10 degrees above seasonal norms). With moisture lingering, expect partly to mostly cloudy skies and dewpoints in the 60s as well. Finally, Tuesday's front does look to bring us a more substantial chance for rainfall followed by a welcomed period of dry and cool conditions Wednesday through the end of the week. In addition, there also looks to be an accompanied threat for some strong to severe storms with frontal passage. Still a bit early to iron out details, but definitely something to watch over the coming days. Marine Issued at 1218am CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 A light to moderate easterly flow continues into early next week, with occasional gusts to 15-20 kts possible Friday into the weekend as the pressure gradient briefly tightens. Small craft should continue to exercise caution through this period, especially across the outer coastal waters. Friday afternoon/evening, rain chances return and remain elevated through Saturday as a surge of moisture overspreads the region. Fire Weather Issued at 1218am CDT Thu Oct 29 2026 Dry conditions continue across the area, with afternoon minimum RH expected to be in the 30-45 percent range again today while winds remain light from the east. Fuels remain very dry due to ongoing drought, but higher humidity and cooler temperatures the past few days has allowed ERC values to fall to 70th-80th percentile, which should help limit fire danger somewhat compared to much of the past few weeks. RH values will start increasing again Friday as a surge of moisture arrives, bringing with it a return of rain chances to the area late Friday through Saturday. NOAA Lake Charles LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. |
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