Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
147 FZUS54 KLIX 251512 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Pascagoula to Atchafalaya River out to 60 NM Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ500-GMZ501-260415- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... Hurricane Helene will bring impacts to the southern and eastern Gulf of Mexico through the remainder of the week. Gradient winds and seas will start to increase today. Winds in the outer Gulf waters may frequently gust to Gale-force, therefore a Gale Watch has been issued. Small craft advisory conditions anticipated elsewhere with winds up to 30kt and seas could be has high as 15 ft in the unprotected outer Gulf waters. $$ GMZ530-260415- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-260415- Lake Borgne- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-260415- Mississippi Sound- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-260415- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to 5 feet after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-260415- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...West 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: West 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 5 feet at 10 seconds, becoming west 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-260415- Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm- Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-260415- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 8 feet at 11 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers. .THURSDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 11 seconds, becoming northeast 15 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 13 to 16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 15 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 10 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: West 6 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds, becoming west 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ572-260415- Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, building to 11 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 9 seconds, becoming northeast 12 feet at 11 seconds and north 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet, subsiding to 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 11 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 9 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 7 seconds and east 6 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds and east 4 feet at 9 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-260415- Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM- 1012 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: North 11 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 11 seconds and northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 7 feet at 11 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and east 5 feet at 11 seconds, becoming northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 4 feet at 10 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$