Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
063 FZUS54 KLIX 170409 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 Pascagoula to Atchafalaya River out to 60 NM Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ500-GMZ501-171715- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... A warm front will lift northeastward across the waters through tonight. Southeasterly winds will increase to small craft advisory levels in wake of the frontal passage. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will bring the potential for an extended period of hazardous conditions on the waters through Saturday morning. $$ GMZ530-171715- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 251 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast late. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms late this evening. Showers. Thunderstorms likely. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Thunderstorms likely. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-171715- Lake Borgne- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 251 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-171715- Mississippi Sound- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots late. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers likely late this evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-171715- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 251 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-171715- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-171715- Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm- Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 251 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Visibility 1 NM or less. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-171715- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely late this evening, then a slight chance of showers late. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility 1 NM or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-171715- Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM- Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Visibility 1 NM or less. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility 1 NM or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$