Sabine Lake Marine Forecast
| Tonight...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Lake Waters Light Chop. |
| Thursday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Lake Waters Light Chop. |
| Thursday Night...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Lake Waters Light Chop. |
| Friday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots In The Afternoon. Lake Waters Choppy. |
| Friday Night...South Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Becoming Southwest 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Lake Waters Choppy. |
| Saturday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Increasing To 10 To 15 Knots In The Afternoon. Lake Waters Choppy. |
| Saturday Night...Southwest Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Lake Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots, Becoming South 10 To 15 Knots In The Afternoon. Lake Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday Night...South Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Lake Waters Choppy. |
| Monday...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Lake Waters Light Chop. |
| Monday Night...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Lake Waters Light Chop. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 157pm CDT Wednesday Mar 18 2026 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, Marine IRE WEATHER... .KEY MESSAGES... - A warming trend will begin today and stretch through the weekend - High temperatures will be in the mid 80s to near 90 across interior areas this weekend and early next week - Dry conditions continue, with no rain expected for the remainder of the forecast period .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 155pm CDT Wednesday Mar 18 2026 Surface high pressure extends from New England to the NE Gulf Coast this afternoon, providing southerly winds across the forecast area. Aloft, a large ridge is building across the western CONUS, while a weakening trough is over the eastern CONUS, resulting in a NWrly flow overhead. This has resulted in a dry and seasonal afternoon, with temperatures expected to top out around 70 degrees. Upper ridging will continue to amplify over the western CONUS through the end of the week, keeping a mainly NW to N flow overhead aloft. At the surface, high pressure will linger over the Eastern Seaboard through Friday, keeping a mainly SW surface flow in place. This will result in further dry conditions, along with a rapid warming trend as we head towards the weekend. highs will reach into the mid 70s to near 80 tomorrow and into the upper 70s to low 80s on Friday. 17 Long Term (Saturday through next Tuesday) Issued at 155pm CDT Wednesday Mar 18 2026 Moving into the weekend, western CONUS upper ridging begins to shift eastward and flatten out from Saturday through Sunday while SWrly flow continues at the surface. This will bring about further warming, with highs reaching into the mid/upper 80s across interior portions of the forecast area and low/mid 80s elsewhere. Moisture return will be ongoing but rather slow thanks to SW flow at the surface and ridging building in aloft, with PWATs (Precipitable Waters) remaining near average. Therefore, no rainfall is expected. Moving into the work week, upper ridging continues to build eastward, while at the surface a weak boundary slides into the region late Monday. While this front won't really be noticeable it will hold the ongoing warming trend in check, with highs continuing to reach into the low to mid 80s. Marine Issued at 155pm CDT Wednesday Mar 18 2026 Light south to southwest winds and low seas will continue through the end of the week and into the weekend as surface high pressure lingers to our east. Ridging building in aloft will keep dry conditions in place, with no precipitation expected through the forecast period. Fire Weather Issued at 155pm CDT Wednesday Mar 18 2026 Dry conditions will begin to slowly moderate today through the later half of the week as light S to SW flow prevails. MinRH values will generally range from the mid 30s to mid 40s for inland locations, and from the upper 40s to mid 50s for areas along/south of I-10. While moisture slowly returns through the period, no rainfall is expected for the foreseeable future. NOAA Lake Charles LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. |
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