Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Erath, LA

SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Thursday night)
Issued at 1219 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Ridging remains in place overhead along with high pressure at the surface. Conditions will remain dry and warm for most of the week with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Winds will remain light for the majority of the week as the high is advected to our northeast.
Through Thursday, the forecast will be a persistence forecast with no rain and clear skies.

Similar to daytime highs being several degrees higher than normal, overnight lows are also running about 5 degrees above normal for this time of the year. This pattern will remain in place until Friday when the ridging will finally be pushed out of the region.

LONG TERM
(Friday through next Monday)
Issued at 1219 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

The immediate change in our weather pattern will be the increase in moisture as the high pressure to our east will cause our winds to become southerly. This moist air mass will cause our PoPs to increase on Friday, and we could see typical air mass thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Aloft, a shortwave trough will move across the central plains with its associated cold front moving across the region Saturday and Sunday. This will be the best chance for rain in the forecast with the possibility of heavy rain and thunderstorms. The SPC has highlighted an area to our north for the possibility of severe weather on Saturday. Depending on the evolution of the wave, we could see that severe threat shift south. Either way, it will be important to continue to monitor the forecast for the next several days.

After the front, more high pressure will move in, but temperatures will moderate with highs only in the mid-80s.

AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1219 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

VFR conditions will continue with light winds.



MARINE
Issued at 1219 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Offshore winds will continue with little change in the forecast for the rest of the week. On Friday, winds will become onshore and increase to 15 knots. Through the week, waves will remain below 4 feet. Rain chances will return on Friday with a cold front expected on either Saturday or Sunday.

FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 1219 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Low RH and dry conditions will keep fire concerns elevated across the region. Currently, multiple Parishes have burn bans in place across Acadiana along with counties in southeast Texas. Conditions will start to improve on Friday as south winds will bring in more moisture. Rain chances will increase this weekend with the passage of a cold front.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 86 57 87 57 / 0 0 0 0 LCH 88 62 87 63 / 0 0 0 0 LFT 87 61 87 62 / 0 0 0 0 BPT 88 63 87 65 / 0 0 0 0

LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...None.