


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
623 FZUS54 KLIX 162106 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 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-GMZ501-171000- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... High pressure centered over the area will gradually shift to the east and southeast today and Friday. Winds will turn more east- southeasterly and increase to 10 to 15 knots tonight and Friday in response to the departing high. Seas then also rise to 2 to 4 feet by Friday due to these stronger winds. A frontal system is expected to slide through the waters late in the weekend. Winds may briefly get into the 15 to 20 knot range Friday night into Saturday, but do not expect any prolonged periods where winds exceed 20 knots. further increase onshore winds to 15 to 20 knots Friday night. After the front moves through late on Sunday, winds will shift to the northwest, but choppy conditions will persist. $$ GMZ530-171000- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-171000- Lake Borgne- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest late. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-171000- Mississippi Sound- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-171000- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-171000- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-171000- 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- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-171000- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. $$ GMZ570-572-171000- 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- 406 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$