Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
870 FZUS54 KLIX 080236 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 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-GMZ501-081515- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 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 Wednesday, strengthening to 15 to 20 knots Wednesday night into Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. The front will pass through the coastal waters Thursday night. 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. $$ GMZ530-081515- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-081515- Lake Borgne- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-081515- Mississippi Sound- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-081515- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. 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 with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-081515- 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- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 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. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 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 thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-081515- 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- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...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. .WEDNESDAY 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 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. 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 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 in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-081515- 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- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 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. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...West 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 thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 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: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-081515- 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- 936 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 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. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY 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 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west 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: West 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 4 seconds and south 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 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. $$