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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Lake Charles, LA

April 23, 2025 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC)
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NOTE: Zones were updated 3/20/2025
GMZ432 Calcasieu Lake- 950 Pm Cdt Wed Apr 23 2025

Rest of tonight - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.

Thursday - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday night - Southeast winds around 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.

Friday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy.

Friday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.

Saturday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.

Saturday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Lake waters light chop.

Sunday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Lake waters choppy.

Sunday night - South winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake waters choppy.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ400 950 Pm Cdt Wed Apr 23 2025

Synopsis - With high pressure remaining anchored to our east, light to moderate southeast winds will continue for several days. Seas are expected to range from 2 to 4 feet through the week.

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Tide / Current for Lake Charles, Calcasieu River, Louisiana
  
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Tide / Current for Orange (Old Navy Base), Texas
  
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Area Discussion for Lake Charles, LA
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FXUS64 KLCH 240303 AFDLCH

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1003 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025

New UPDATE

KEY MESSAGES

- A moist and unstable air mass will remain in place for the remainder of the week with mainly scattered diurnal showers and thunderstorms.

- An upper level ridge will build in over the weekend into early next week limiting any shower activity with hot and humid conditions.

UPDATE
Wx map shows surface high pressure off the Southeast U.S. ridging westward across the Gulf, keeping southeast winds across the area.
Satellite and radar showing remnant MCV over the Texas/Louisiana border generating additional showers and thunderstorms across Central and Southwest Louisiana. Latest short term guidance, mainly the HRRR, does pick up on this feature, and keeps intermittent showers and occasional thunderstorms this evening into the early morning hours across this area. WPC continues the marginal risk of excessive rainfall continues across this area this evening and overnight.
Updated the forecast to increase chances of showers and thunderstorms across this area. Otherwise, overnight lows in the mid 60s to near 70 expected.

08/DML

SHORT TERM
(Tonight through Friday night)
Issued at 318 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025

Showers and thunderstorms today have been mainly focused over southeast Texas with energy from a left over MCS. Activity has been more isolated over Louisiana as cloud cover has help limit daytime heating and instability.

Shower activity will gradually wind down this evening after sunset. With more stable conditions overnight, expect more low clouds and patchy fog.

Surface ridge to the east will continue to bring low level southerly flow and plenty of Gulf moisture into the forecast area for the next few days. Meanwhile, zonal pattern aloft will allow for weak perturbations to move across to interact with the Gulf moisture and any residual mesoscale surface boundaries and daytime heating to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms through Friday. At this time, parameters for severe weather are not too impressive. Heavy rainfall may be a factor, especially if the shower activity falls over locations that have received a decent amount of recent rainfall.

Rua

LONG TERM
(Saturday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025

Low level southerly flow and moisture will continue over the weekend into early next week. However, an upper level ridge is expected to build in from northern Old Mexico. This ridge will bring drier air in the mid levels to help cap the atmosphere and limit convection.

With the lack of convection and a continuation of low level moisture, hot and humid conditions, especially for April, can be expected in the long term.

Rua

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)

Radar showing two clusters of TSRA, both affecting BPT and AEX for the next couple of hours. Elsewhere, VCTS left at LCH for any showers that develop ahead of the cluster over SE TX the next couple of hours. For LFT/ARA, not anticipating much convection to affect these terminals this afternoon/early evening. MVFR visibilities & ceilings expected by 08z, with intermittent IFR visibilities & ceilings between 09-13z at all sites. Expecting another round of TSRA between 18-24z Thursday for AEX highlighting with a PROB30 group for TSRA. Further south at BPT/LCH/LFT/ARA with lower chances of shower and thunderstorms, will only mention VCTS during this time period.

08/DML

MARINE
Issued at 326 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025

A surface ridge east of Florida will extend across into the coastal waters for the remainder of the week into the weekend.
This will keep a persistent light to modest southerly flow with mainly low seas.

Rua

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 65 83 66 86 / 60 60 10 40 LCH 70 84 70 84 / 30 30 0 20 LFT 69 84 69 86 / 30 50 10 20 BPT 70 84 71 84 / 50 20 10 20

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


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind AirWater WavesinHgDewPt
LCLL1 - 8767816 - Lake Charles, LA 0 mi43 min 76°F30.03
BKTL1 5 mi43 min 84°F
CAPL1 - 8768094 - Calcasieu Pass, LA 33 mi43 minSSE 14G16 77°F30.01
PORT2 - 8770475 - Port Arthur, TX 45 mi43 minSE 7G9.9 75°F29.96


Wind History for Calcasieu Pass, LA
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Airport Reports
   
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AirportDistAgeWind ktVisSkyWeatherAirDewPtRHinHg
KCWF CHENNAULT INTL,LA 4 sm15 minNW 067 smOvercast Mist 73°F72°F94%30.02
KLCH LAKE CHARLES RGNL,LA 7 sm14 minNE 056 smOvercast Lt Rain Mist 73°F72°F94%30.01
KUXL SOUTHLAND FIELD,LA 11 sm15 minN 0310 smOvercast Lt Drizzle 72°F70°F94%30.03

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