Vermilion Bay Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Wednesday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Wednesday Night...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Thursday...Southwest Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Thursday Night...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Friday...South Winds Around 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Friday Night...South Winds Around 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Saturday...South Winds Around 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Saturday Night...South Winds Around 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Sunday...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Sunday Night...South Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Bay Waters Light Chop. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 700pm CDT Tuesday Jun 23 2026 (This evening through next Monday) Issued at 1216pm CDT Tuesday Jun 23 2026 Ridging continues to build across the southern Gulf and will help keep the southern half of the CWA (County Warning Area) rain-free for the next few days. To our north, a large MCS (Mesoscale Convective System, a complex of thunderstorms which becomes organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms) is slowly moving south, and while CAMs are consistent in the bulk of the system dying out north of Alexandria, we could see a few isolated thunderstorms across Rapides and Avoyelles in the afternoon. With peak daytime heating, CAPE values will be above 2500 J/kg, and storms that do form could have strong downdrafts and heavy rain rates. With the majority of Avoyelles still in an aerial flood warning, any rain will have outsized impacts. For the rest of the week, rain chances will be lowaround 10%as upper-level ridging starts to build and shift to our west. The location of the ridge will be important to our weather as shortwave troughs rotate along the edge of the high-pressure ridge. This will lead to a narrow window of rain chances Wednesday evening and into Thursday as a trough is ejected from the Rockies. Falling heigheights from this trough will weaken the subsidence-driven capping inversion and will create a conditionally unstable environment across eastern Louisiana and Mississippi. Impacts on Acadiana and central Louisiana are unlikely, but we will need to watch the system as it evolves for possible impacts. By the end of the work week, the ridge will begin to shift to the east, cutting our rain chances to basically zero through the weekend and into next week. Moving away from the rain impacts, heat will also be a major concern for the remainder of June. Skies will be mostly clear due to the upper-level subsidence, and our highs will be near or slightly above average, with highs in the low 90s along the coast and the upper 90s farther inland. At the surface, high pressure in the eastern Gulf will remain in place through next weekend. As such, winds will remain from the south and will keep a tropical air mass in place. Dew points will remain in the upper 70s along the coast and the mid 70s north of the I-10 corridor. Heat index values will be above 100 each afternoon but will remain below Heat Advisory levels. Still, everyone should take heat precautions this week by staying hydrated, taking plenty of breaks from the heat, and limiting outdoor activities during the hottest parts of the day. Marine Issued at 1216pm CDT Tuesday Jun 23 2026 High pressure in the eastern Gulf and the Atlantic will keep our winds light and from the south for the next several days. Rain chances will also be low with Probability of Precipitation below 10% over the waters. Fire Weather Issued at 1216pm CDT Tuesday Jun 23 2026 Widespread heavy rain the past several days continues to limit fire weather concerns. Persistent southern flow will keep MinRH values near 50% while overnight RH recovery will be near 100%. Rain chances will be low for the next seven days and 1 to 10 hour fuels will begin to dry out. Overall the fire weather concerns will remain low. NOAA Lake Charles LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. |
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