Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
726 FZUS54 KLIX 092048 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 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-GMZ501-100915- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... High pressure centered off to our east-northeast will provide persistent southeast flow of 15 to 20 knots overnight into Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. The front will pass through the coastal waters early Friday. Winds will shift to the north for Friday night. Seas will generally be between 3 to 5 feet. By Saturday, high pressure will be firmly over the waters with lighter and more variable winds expected. Another area of low pressure will begin to approach the area on Sunday and winds will turn easterly and then southerly ahead of this low through Tuesday. $$ GMZ530-100915- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Waves 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-100915- Lake Borgne- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up 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 around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-100915- Mississippi Sound- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening and early morning. A slight chance of showers after midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-100915- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up 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 around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY 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 after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-100915- 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- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...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 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and west 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast 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: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-100915- 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- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 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...Northwest 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 2 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-100915- 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- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. 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...West winds around 10 knots, becoming north with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast 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: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .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 slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-100915- 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- 348 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 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 10 to 15 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ PG