Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
670 FZUS54 KLIX 081522 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 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-GMZ501-090415- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... High pressure centered off to our east-northeast will provide persistent southeast flow of around 10 to 15 knots through today with some locally higher gusts, strengthening to 15 to 20 knots tonight into Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. The front will pass through the coastal waters Thursday night or early Friday. Winds will shift to the north and ease to 10 to 15 Friday and Saturday. Seas will generally be between 1 and 3 feet over the period, but will briefly increase to 3 to 5 feet on Thursday. By Sunday, another area of low pressure will begin to approach the area and winds will turn easterly and then southerly ahead of this low. $$ GMZ530-090415- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-090415- Lake Borgne- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-090415- Mississippi Sound- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-090415- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-090415- 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- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-090415- 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- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-090415- 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- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-090415- 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- 1022 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$