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 >

Last Update: 537 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

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New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Local Forecast Office

49NM E Pilottown LA

Marine Zone Forecast

Today

Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds.

Tonight

Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds.

Thursday

Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Friday

Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 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 southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 2 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 with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Saturday

Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 6 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, mainly in the morning.

Saturday Night

North winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: north 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Sunday

Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.

Sunday Night

North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 5 seconds.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.