| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ572) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 437 AM CST Fri Dec 26 2025 |  |
Today: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. Tonight: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Saturday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Saturday Night: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. Sunday: South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Sunday Night: South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Monday: West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday Night: North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Tuesday: North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at 6 seconds. Tuesday Night: North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: north 4 feet at 6 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ572) | |
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