| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM (GMZ557) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 437 AM CST Tue Jan 27 2026 | |
| Today: North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Tonight: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Wednesday: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. Wednesday Night: North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Thursday: Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Thursday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. Friday: Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 2 seconds, becoming northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Friday Night: North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Saturday: North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Saturday Night: North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM (GMZ557) | |
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