Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Abbeville, LA
April 19, 2024 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 6:33 AM Sunset 7:38 PM Moonrise 3:07 PM Moonset 3:31 AM |
GMZ435 Vermilion And West Cote Blanche Bays- 402 Am Cdt Fri Apr 19 2024
Today - Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog early this morning.
Tonight - South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog after midnight.
Saturday - Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop. Patchy fog in the morning.
Saturday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of Thunderstorms after midnight.
Sunday - North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A slight chance of Thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
Sunday night - North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters rough.
Monday - Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy.
Monday night - East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Tuesday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Tuesday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ400 402 Am Cdt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis - Generally light onshore flow will continue through tonight. A weak front will stall over the region by Saturday, with winds remaining southeast to east. Shower activity will increase late Saturday into early Sunday as a disturbance aloft moves into the area, while the front moves south across the coastal waters. Modest to strong offshore winds will develop in its wake Sunday morning and continue into early Monday before diminishing.
Area Discussion for - Lake Charles, LA
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FXUS64 KLCH 190445 AFDLCH
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1145 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
New AVIATION
UPDATE
Issued at 935 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Local 88Ds have shown a few showers/storm or two associated with a passing shortwave over the past couple of hours...expect this activity and any new convection to move ewd with the disturbance into the overnight hours. Regional 88Ds show additional strong convection upstream...however not expecting this activity to make it into the forecast area as it would have to overcome quite a bit of dry air as noted in the KLCH/KSHV 00z soundings.
Otherwise, no significant changes to inherited grids/zones this evening, with the main issue remaining patchy fog late.
Update already issued.
25
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 250 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Short wave will continue to move off to the east and with it rain chances will decrease with current shower activity expected to be gone by sundown.
Winds again will decrease after sunset with light south flow bringing low level moisture through the night. Low clouds will again develop and fill in during the overnight. Some patchy fog will also be possible, however, winds should stay up enough above the surface with enough mixing to preclude widespread fog.
Shower activity is expected to stay north of the forecast area on Friday closer to a stalled frontal boundary. This will leave just warm and muggy conditions with a few peeks of sunshine between clouds.
A short wave will move eastward on Saturday out of the Plains and help push a surface "cold" front into the northwest portion of the forecast area late in the day, then gradually push it to the southeast during the night. Ahead of the front, copious amounts of Gulf moisture will pool across it, with high moisture values.
PWAT values will be above the 90th percentile of SPC daily climo and not too far below max values with reading between 1.5 and 1.75 inches to go along with 100H-50H mean layer relative humidity above 80 percent.
Frontal convergence to go along with just enough instability to get widespread showers and thunderstorms going during the night.
Heavy rainfall will be the main concern especially from any stronger convection that will produce high rainfall rates and any training as flow begins to parallel the front. For the forecast area, the best chance of this happening will be over upper southeast Texas. Rainfall amounts will average in the 1/2 to 1 inch range, however there is a 50 percent probability of over 1 inch and a 25 percent probability of over 2 inches for Tyler county, and the northern portions of Jasper and Newton counties, where WPC has outlined that area in a Slight Risk potential (level 2 out of 4) for excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding.
Rua
LONG TERM
(Sunday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 250 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
The above mentioned frontal boundary will move southeast across the forecast area during Sunday morning into early afternoon. Very good moisture values ahead of the front will allow for high rain chances and some heavy rain potential. WPC has outlined the Louisiana portion of the forecast in a Marginal Risk potential (level 1 out of 4) for excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding.
The northerly winds will bring in cooler temperatures at the surface to go along with the clouds and rain making high temperatures for southeast Texas and central Louisiana much cooler than what has been occurring.
The dry continental air mass will filter in during the day on Sunday into Sunday night, with clear and cool conditions during the night.
High pressure will settle in for Monday with fair conditions and low humidity. This will be short lived however, as the high will move off to the east on Tuesday with southerly winds and the warm and muggy conditions returning.
Rua
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1145 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
MVFR ceilings will gradually lower to IFR levels all terminals through the night along with the possibility of mainly slight restrictions to visibility. Ceilings will gradually improve after sunrise through early afternoon. Winds at the I-10 terminals will be south to south to southeast and generally light. At AEX winds will be mostly light and VRB, shifting nrly late with the arrival of a cold front.
25
MARINE
Issued at 250 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Mainly light to occasional modest southeast to south flow will persist into Saturday as high pressure off to the east ridges into the coastal waters.
A front boundary will move into the coastal waters late Saturday night into early Sunday. Showers and storms are expected to accompany the front.
Behind the front, much cooler and drier air will move in. With rather warm Gulf temperatures, this should allow for some turbulence and mixing in the lower layers that will help increase northerly flow. Wind speeds will be such that a small craft advisory will likely be needed during Sunday into Sunday night.
Northerly winds will decrease on Monday as high pressure settles in over the region.
Onshore winds will return during Tuesday as the high pressure system moves off to the east.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 67 85 64 77 / 10 10 10 30 LCH 70 85 68 84 / 10 0 0 10 LFT 71 86 70 85 / 10 0 0 10 BPT 71 85 69 83 / 0 0 0 20
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1145 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
New AVIATION
UPDATE
Issued at 935 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Local 88Ds have shown a few showers/storm or two associated with a passing shortwave over the past couple of hours...expect this activity and any new convection to move ewd with the disturbance into the overnight hours. Regional 88Ds show additional strong convection upstream...however not expecting this activity to make it into the forecast area as it would have to overcome quite a bit of dry air as noted in the KLCH/KSHV 00z soundings.
Otherwise, no significant changes to inherited grids/zones this evening, with the main issue remaining patchy fog late.
Update already issued.
25
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 250 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Short wave will continue to move off to the east and with it rain chances will decrease with current shower activity expected to be gone by sundown.
Winds again will decrease after sunset with light south flow bringing low level moisture through the night. Low clouds will again develop and fill in during the overnight. Some patchy fog will also be possible, however, winds should stay up enough above the surface with enough mixing to preclude widespread fog.
Shower activity is expected to stay north of the forecast area on Friday closer to a stalled frontal boundary. This will leave just warm and muggy conditions with a few peeks of sunshine between clouds.
A short wave will move eastward on Saturday out of the Plains and help push a surface "cold" front into the northwest portion of the forecast area late in the day, then gradually push it to the southeast during the night. Ahead of the front, copious amounts of Gulf moisture will pool across it, with high moisture values.
PWAT values will be above the 90th percentile of SPC daily climo and not too far below max values with reading between 1.5 and 1.75 inches to go along with 100H-50H mean layer relative humidity above 80 percent.
Frontal convergence to go along with just enough instability to get widespread showers and thunderstorms going during the night.
Heavy rainfall will be the main concern especially from any stronger convection that will produce high rainfall rates and any training as flow begins to parallel the front. For the forecast area, the best chance of this happening will be over upper southeast Texas. Rainfall amounts will average in the 1/2 to 1 inch range, however there is a 50 percent probability of over 1 inch and a 25 percent probability of over 2 inches for Tyler county, and the northern portions of Jasper and Newton counties, where WPC has outlined that area in a Slight Risk potential (level 2 out of 4) for excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding.
Rua
LONG TERM
(Sunday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 250 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
The above mentioned frontal boundary will move southeast across the forecast area during Sunday morning into early afternoon. Very good moisture values ahead of the front will allow for high rain chances and some heavy rain potential. WPC has outlined the Louisiana portion of the forecast in a Marginal Risk potential (level 1 out of 4) for excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding.
The northerly winds will bring in cooler temperatures at the surface to go along with the clouds and rain making high temperatures for southeast Texas and central Louisiana much cooler than what has been occurring.
The dry continental air mass will filter in during the day on Sunday into Sunday night, with clear and cool conditions during the night.
High pressure will settle in for Monday with fair conditions and low humidity. This will be short lived however, as the high will move off to the east on Tuesday with southerly winds and the warm and muggy conditions returning.
Rua
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1145 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
MVFR ceilings will gradually lower to IFR levels all terminals through the night along with the possibility of mainly slight restrictions to visibility. Ceilings will gradually improve after sunrise through early afternoon. Winds at the I-10 terminals will be south to south to southeast and generally light. At AEX winds will be mostly light and VRB, shifting nrly late with the arrival of a cold front.
25
MARINE
Issued at 250 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Mainly light to occasional modest southeast to south flow will persist into Saturday as high pressure off to the east ridges into the coastal waters.
A front boundary will move into the coastal waters late Saturday night into early Sunday. Showers and storms are expected to accompany the front.
Behind the front, much cooler and drier air will move in. With rather warm Gulf temperatures, this should allow for some turbulence and mixing in the lower layers that will help increase northerly flow. Wind speeds will be such that a small craft advisory will likely be needed during Sunday into Sunday night.
Northerly winds will decrease on Monday as high pressure settles in over the region.
Onshore winds will return during Tuesday as the high pressure system moves off to the east.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 67 85 64 77 / 10 10 10 30 LCH 70 85 68 84 / 10 0 0 10 LFT 71 86 70 85 / 10 0 0 10 BPT 71 85 69 83 / 0 0 0 20
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| FRWL1 - 8766072 - Fresh Water Canal Locks, LA | 0 mi | 57 min | SSE 7G | 75°F | 77°F | 30.09 | ||
| 42091 | 34 mi | 49 min | 73°F | 3 ft |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
Lighthouse Point
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Fri -- 12:26 AM CDT 1.72 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:30 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:30 AM CDT 0.61 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:36 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 02:01 PM CDT 1.70 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:05 PM CDT Moonrise
Fri -- 06:48 PM CDT 1.11 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:37 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 12:26 AM CDT 1.72 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:30 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:30 AM CDT 0.61 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:36 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 02:01 PM CDT 1.70 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:05 PM CDT Moonrise
Fri -- 06:48 PM CDT 1.11 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:37 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Lighthouse Point, Louisiana, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.7 |
| 1 am |
| 1.7 |
| 2 am |
| 1.5 |
| 3 am |
| 1.3 |
| 4 am |
| 1 |
| 5 am |
| 0.8 |
| 6 am |
| 0.6 |
| 7 am |
| 0.6 |
| 8 am |
| 0.7 |
| 9 am |
| 0.9 |
| 10 am |
| 1.1 |
| 11 am |
| 1.3 |
| 12 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.6 |
Southwest Pass
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Fri -- 01:10 AM CDT 1.40 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:30 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:36 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 08:14 AM CDT 0.50 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 02:45 PM CDT 1.38 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:05 PM CDT Moonrise
Fri -- 07:37 PM CDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:32 PM CDT 0.90 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:10 AM CDT 1.40 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:30 AM CDT Moonset
Fri -- 06:36 AM CDT Sunrise
Fri -- 08:14 AM CDT 0.50 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 02:45 PM CDT 1.38 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:05 PM CDT Moonrise
Fri -- 07:37 PM CDT Sunset
Fri -- 08:32 PM CDT 0.90 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Southwest Pass, Vermilion Bay, Louisiana, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.3 |
| 1 am |
| 1.4 |
| 2 am |
| 1.4 |
| 3 am |
| 1.2 |
| 4 am |
| 1.1 |
| 5 am |
| 0.9 |
| 6 am |
| 0.7 |
| 7 am |
| 0.6 |
| 8 am |
| 0.5 |
| 9 am |
| 0.5 |
| 10 am |
| 0.6 |
| 11 am |
| 0.8 |
| 12 pm |
| 1 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 7 pm |
| 1 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 10 pm |
| 1 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.1 |
Lake Charles, LA,
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