Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Southern Plains and Southeast today due to gusty winds and low humidity. Widely scattered strong to severe storms may impact southern Texas through the Southeast and the central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ577) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 211 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Tonight: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. Thursday: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Thursday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Friday: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Saturday: North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and south 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Saturday Night: North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 6 seconds. Sunday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Sunday Night: North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 4 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ577) | |
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