Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
602 FZUS54 KLIX 160851 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 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-GMZ501-162130- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... Southerly winds will gradually increase today into Friday ahead of the next low pressure system. Thunderstorm activity becomes increasingly likely to cause issues tonight through Saturday morning. Headlines for hazardous marine conditions could be raised during this period. $$ GMZ530-162130- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-162130- Lake Borgne- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-162130- Mississippi Sound- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-162130- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-162130- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-162130- 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- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...South 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: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...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 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-162130- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-162130- 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- 351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 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 NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$