Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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244 FZUS54 KLIX 290527 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 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-GMZ501-291800- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... East winds of around 20 knots will begin to ease Saturday afternoon and will remain below advisory criteria at 10 to 15 knots through Sunday afternoon. Sunday night through Tuesday will see more hazardous conditions for small craft return as a low pressure system passes through the coastal waters. Northerly winds will increase back above 20 knots and seas will rise back to 5 to 7 feet in the open Gulf waters. As high pressure briefly builds back over the waters Tuesday night into Wednesday, winds will turn more easterly and weaken to between 10 and 15 knots. Seas will also subside back to 1 to 3 feet as these calmer winds take hold. $$ GMZ530-291800- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-291800- Lake Borgne- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-291800- Mississippi Sound- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-291800- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet, building to 5 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-291800- 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- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-291800- 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- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-291800- 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- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 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. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: West 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-291800- 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- 1127 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 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. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$