Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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065 FZUS54 KLIX 182237 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 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-GMZ501-191100- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... Surface high pressure will generally remain centered east of the local area through Thursday with light onshore flow. Friday, a surface low will move into the Mid Mississippi Valley with a trailing cold front moving near the area late Friday and Saturday. Slightly stronger onshore winds will occur in response to the surface low and approaching front. However, confidence is low that we may need headlines this weekend. $$ GMZ530-191100- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Waves around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-191100- Lake Borgne- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-191100- Mississippi Sound- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Waves around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-191100- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog late. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-191100- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-191100- 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- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy dense fog late. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY 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 chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-191100- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ570-572-191100- 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- 437 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$