Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Graphics & Text |  Print | Product List |  Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
133
FZUS54 KLIX 221402
CWFLIX

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 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-GMZ501-230315-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...

A surface high will slowly move east. A tropical disturbance is
likely to develop over the western Caribbean or southern gulf by mid
to late week. Mariners should stay informed with the latest forecast
concerning this disturbance.

$$

GMZ530-230315-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-230315-
Lake Borgne-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-230315-
Mississippi Sound-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-230315-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-230315-
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-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds, becoming southeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 10 seconds,
becoming southeast 11 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-230315-
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-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 12 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-230315-
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-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at
9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet,
occasionally to 17 feet, building to 12 to 15 feet, occasionally to
19 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 13 feet at 11 seconds,
becoming east 15 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-230315-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port
Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
902 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds,
becoming east 9 feet at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet, building to 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to
17 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 11 feet at 10 seconds,
becoming east 12 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$