Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periodic waves of showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest the next few days. Swells, high surf, dangerous rip currents and areas of coastal flooding continue along much of the East Coast from both Humberto and Imelda. Unseasonably hot temperatures continue for much of the Plains and Midwest through the remainder of the week. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas (GMZ530) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas (GMZ530)
Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Last Update: 701 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025
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Tonight: East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Waves 1 foot or less.

Thursday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

Friday: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Friday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Saturday: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Sunday: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Sunday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Monday: East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Monday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas (GMZ530)

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