NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ500-GMZ501-190600-  1128 AM CST Wed Feb 18 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    As high pressure continues to shift eastward, a moderate onshore  flow of 10 to 15 knots will persist through the end of the week. A  strong cold front will move through the coastal waters Saturday  night into Sunday morning with high pressure building in again  behind it. The combination of a tight pressure gradient and cold air  advection will cause winds to strengthen and turn offshore again  Saturday night with small craft advisories likely necessary through  at least Sunday evening.    $$
   GMZ575-577-190600-  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-  1128 AM CST Wed Feb 18 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around  2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.  TONIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.  Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight  chance of showers in the evening. Areas of fog in the evening, then  widespread dense fog after midnight.  THURSDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.  Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.  Widespread dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the  afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  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. A slight chance of showers.  FRIDAY  South winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.  Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet  at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.  FRIDAY NIGHT  South 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 showers, mainly in the evening.  SATURDAY  Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A  chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the  afternoon.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest  20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to  5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after  midnight. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south  4 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance  of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers  likely after midnight.  SUNDAY  North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet,  occasionally to 17 feet, subsiding to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to  14 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 11 feet at 7 seconds  and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming north 10 feet at  7 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers  in the morning.  SUNDAY NIGHT  North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,  occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 10 feet at 8 seconds and  south 1 foot at 7 seconds.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$