Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Erath, LA
April 24, 2025 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
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GMZ435 Vermilion And West Cote Blanche Bays- 315 Pm Cdt Thu Apr 24 2025
Tonight - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms early this evening.
Friday - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Friday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Saturday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Saturday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay waters light chop.
Sunday - Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters light chop.
Sunday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Monday - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Monday night - Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop.
Tuesday - South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
Tuesday night - South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters choppy.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ400 315 Pm Cdt Thu Apr 24 2025
Synopsis - With high pressure remaining anchored across the western atlantic waters, ridging extending into the gulf will facilitate light to moderate southeast winds over the next several days. Seas are expected to range from 2 to 4 feet into this weekend.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Erath, LA

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Southwest Pass Click for Map Thu -- 01:03 AM CDT 1.49 feet High Tide Thu -- 04:24 AM CDT Moonrise Thu -- 06:32 AM CDT Sunrise Thu -- 07:29 AM CDT 0.52 feet Low Tide Thu -- 02:05 PM CDT 1.49 feet High Tide Thu -- 04:26 PM CDT Moonset Thu -- 07:40 PM CDT Sunset Thu -- 07:54 PM CDT 0.65 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Southwest Pass, Vermilion Bay, Louisiana, Tide feet
12 am |
1.4 |
1 am |
1.5 |
2 am |
1.4 |
3 am |
1.3 |
4 am |
1.1 |
5 am |
0.8 |
6 am |
0.6 |
7 am |
0.5 |
8 am |
0.5 |
9 am |
0.6 |
10 am |
0.8 |
11 am |
1 |
12 pm |
1.2 |
1 pm |
1.4 |
2 pm |
1.5 |
3 pm |
1.4 |
4 pm |
1.3 |
5 pm |
1 |
6 pm |
0.8 |
7 pm |
0.7 |
8 pm |
0.6 |
9 pm |
0.7 |
10 pm |
0.9 |
11 pm |
1.1 |
Lighthouse Point Click for Map Thu -- 12:19 AM CDT 1.83 feet High Tide Thu -- 04:24 AM CDT Moonrise Thu -- 05:45 AM CDT 0.63 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:32 AM CDT Sunrise Thu -- 01:21 PM CDT 1.83 feet High Tide Thu -- 04:26 PM CDT Moonset Thu -- 06:10 PM CDT 0.80 feet Low Tide Thu -- 07:40 PM CDT Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Lighthouse Point, Louisiana, Tide feet
12 am |
1.8 |
1 am |
1.8 |
2 am |
1.6 |
3 am |
1.2 |
4 am |
0.9 |
5 am |
0.7 |
6 am |
0.6 |
7 am |
0.7 |
8 am |
0.8 |
9 am |
1.1 |
10 am |
1.3 |
11 am |
1.5 |
12 pm |
1.7 |
1 pm |
1.8 |
2 pm |
1.8 |
3 pm |
1.5 |
4 pm |
1.2 |
5 pm |
0.9 |
6 pm |
0.8 |
7 pm |
0.8 |
8 pm |
0.9 |
9 pm |
1.1 |
10 pm |
1.4 |
11 pm |
1.6 |
Area Discussion for Lake Charles, LA
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FXUS64 KLCH 242035 AFDLCH
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
- A moist and unstable air mass will remain in place for through tomorrow with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. Any storm may produce locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
- An upper level ridge will build in over the weekend into early next week limiting any shower activity with hot and humid conditions.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Next short wave to move down into the forecast area tonight into early Friday. Guidance has not done a good job lately depicting these features. There is a small cluster of storms over northeast Texas associated with it. CAMs basically have this feature falling apart before reaching the forecast area. However, with good instability, there is a decent chance that a convective feature will be able to make into at-least the northwest half of the forecast area tonight. Therefore, will go higher than what the NBM was showing for pops for central Louisiana and interior southeast Texas. If it holds together enough, then gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall can be expected.
Moist, unstable air mass will remain in place over the forecast area on Friday with remnants of short wave/convective feature moving across. Daytime heating should help initiate scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially north of the I-10 corridor.
An upper level ridge will finally start to build in on Saturday, ending any significant rain chances, with hot and humid conditions.
Rua
LONG TERM
(Sunday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 323 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Southerly flow in the low levels will continue as a surface high over the western Atlantic ridges into the forecast area. This will continue to bring in Gulf moisture. However, an upper level ridge over northern Old Mexico is expected to build over the forecast area by Sunday and remain over the forecast area through the period.
Therefore, limited, if any, shower activity is expected.
It will feel almost summer like with hot and humid conditions.
Rua
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1232 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Airmass has been worked over enough that just isolated showers are developing across the forecast area. Expect activity to increase in coverage by 24/21z as daytime heating brings better instability. Mainly VFR conditions away from the convection. Will be watching a potential MCS moving down from Texas this evening that may affect KAEX terminal before 25/06z.
After 25/06z, as conditions become more stable, MVFR/IFR is expected from low clouds and patchy fog, that will lift by 25/15z.
Rua
MARINE
Issued at 320 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Surface high pressure centered off the east coast and over the Western Atlantic will ridge across into the forecast area over the next several days. This will continue a light to modest south to southeast flow with low seas into the weekend and early next week.
Rua
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 66 84 65 86 / 40 50 0 10 LCH 70 84 68 86 / 10 30 0 10 LFT 69 84 67 86 / 10 30 0 10 BPT 71 85 68 86 / 20 20 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
- A moist and unstable air mass will remain in place for through tomorrow with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. Any storm may produce locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
- An upper level ridge will build in over the weekend into early next week limiting any shower activity with hot and humid conditions.
SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Next short wave to move down into the forecast area tonight into early Friday. Guidance has not done a good job lately depicting these features. There is a small cluster of storms over northeast Texas associated with it. CAMs basically have this feature falling apart before reaching the forecast area. However, with good instability, there is a decent chance that a convective feature will be able to make into at-least the northwest half of the forecast area tonight. Therefore, will go higher than what the NBM was showing for pops for central Louisiana and interior southeast Texas. If it holds together enough, then gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall can be expected.
Moist, unstable air mass will remain in place over the forecast area on Friday with remnants of short wave/convective feature moving across. Daytime heating should help initiate scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially north of the I-10 corridor.
An upper level ridge will finally start to build in on Saturday, ending any significant rain chances, with hot and humid conditions.
Rua
LONG TERM
(Sunday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 323 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Southerly flow in the low levels will continue as a surface high over the western Atlantic ridges into the forecast area. This will continue to bring in Gulf moisture. However, an upper level ridge over northern Old Mexico is expected to build over the forecast area by Sunday and remain over the forecast area through the period.
Therefore, limited, if any, shower activity is expected.
It will feel almost summer like with hot and humid conditions.
Rua
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1232 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Airmass has been worked over enough that just isolated showers are developing across the forecast area. Expect activity to increase in coverage by 24/21z as daytime heating brings better instability. Mainly VFR conditions away from the convection. Will be watching a potential MCS moving down from Texas this evening that may affect KAEX terminal before 25/06z.
After 25/06z, as conditions become more stable, MVFR/IFR is expected from low clouds and patchy fog, that will lift by 25/15z.
Rua
MARINE
Issued at 320 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Surface high pressure centered off the east coast and over the Western Atlantic will ridge across into the forecast area over the next several days. This will continue a light to modest south to southeast flow with low seas into the weekend and early next week.
Rua
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 66 84 65 86 / 40 50 0 10 LCH 70 84 68 86 / 10 30 0 10 LFT 69 84 67 86 / 10 30 0 10 BPT 71 85 68 86 / 20 20 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
TX...None.
GM...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
FRWL1 - 8766072 - Fresh Water Canal Locks, LA | 13 mi | 56 min | SE 13G | 78°F | 82°F | 29.97 | ||
AMRL1 - 8764227 - Amerada Pass, LA | 44 mi | 56 min | SSE 4.1G | 78°F | 72°F | 29.98 | ||
EINL1 | 44 mi | 56 min | SSE 12G | 76°F | 69°F | 30.00 | 71°F | |
42091 | 46 mi | 30 min | 77°F | 3 ft | ||||
TESL1 - Tesoro Marine Terminal - 8764044 - Berwick, LA | 47 mi | 56 min | S 9.9G | 76°F | 69°F | 29.98 |
Wind History for LAWMA, Amerada Pass, LA
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