


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
573 FZUS54 KLIX 021657 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 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-GMZ501-030500- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... A weak frontal boundary will remain stalled along the coast of Louisiana through tonight. This will keep a persistent east wind of 10 to 15 knots and slightly higher seas of around 2 feet in place. A much stronger front will push through the waters Wednesday night and winds will shift to the north. A drier surface high will then settle in for Thursday and Friday with very low rain chances. This high will begin to move to the east on Saturday allowing for a light southerly flow to develop. Offshore shower and thunderstorm activity will also increase as moisture feeds back into the area over the weekend. $$ GMZ530-030500- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ534-030500- Lake Borgne- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ532-030500- Mississippi Sound- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ536-538-030500- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-030500- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-030500- 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- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-030500- 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- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-030500- 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- 1156 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms early, then showers and thunderstorms likely late. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$