Vermilion Bay Marine Forecast
| Today...Northwest Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Southwest This Afternoon. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Tonight...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Friday...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Friday Night...South Winds Around 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Saturday...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Bay Waters Choppy. |
| Saturday Night...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Bay Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Bay Waters Choppy. |
| Sunday Night...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Bay Waters Choppy. |
| Monday...Southeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots. Bay Waters Rough. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms In The Afternoon. |
| Monday Night...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Bay Waters Choppy. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1219am CDT Thu May 14 2026 (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 1207am CDT Thu May 14 2026 Surface analysis shows a weak cold front draped across CENLA, while high pressure is near the coast of south TX. Aloft, troughing extends from New England to FL, while ridging is over the Plains, providing a dry NW flow aloft. 00Z LCH sounding shows a very dry airmass throughout the column, which is also reflected in a swath of dry air noted on water vapor imagery, with a PWAT (Precipitable Water) of 0.93" which is below the 25th percentile according to Storm Prediction Center climo. Aforementioned cold front will continue to slowly slip southward to the coast by sunrise, where it will stall out and meander around into tonight. This will provide another dry and hot day across the region, with highs reaching into the upper 80s to lower 90s this afternoon. Tomorrow into Saturday, ridging over the Plains will shift east and flatten out overhead, while surface high pressure near the Carolinas allows an onshore flow to become reestablished at the surface. In turn, a moistening trend will commence as we head towards the weekend, allowing overnight lows to creep back up into the 70s while daytime highs reach into the mid 80s to near 90. Sunday into early next week, another low pressure system begins to take shape across the Plains, allowing the pressure gradient to tighten overhead between the deepening low and high pressure to the east. As strengthening southerly flow keeps a steady influx of warm, moist air into the forecast area, a few weak disturbances will move overhead within the flow aloft. As these disturbances interact with an increasingly warm and moist airmass they will lead to a daily chance for showers and storms beginning on Sunday and continuing through the end of the forecast period. Marine Issued at 1207am CDT Thu May 14 2026 Winds will remain light and variable through today/tonight as high pressure meanders around the western Gulf. Friday into the weekend, high pressure shifts to the east, allowing a breezy southerly flow to become established. Seas will begin to increase to around 2-5 feet through the end of the week/weekend. No showers or thunderstorms are expected through Sunday, with small rain chances returning Monday. Fire Weather Issued at 1207am CDT Thu May 14 2026 Dry conditions are expected again today, with minRH values in the 40- 50% range this afternoon. Friday into the weekend moisture begins to slowly increase however, dry conditions continue for a bit longer until a small chance of showers/storms returns on Sunday. Light and variable winds can be expected today before a southerly flow becomes reestablished Friday as high pressure shifts eastward. NOAA Lake Charles LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. |
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