Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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336 FZUS54 KLIX 221748 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 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-GMZ501-230600- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... Lingering fog over the lake this morning will begin to lift in the next 1 to 2 hours. However, conditions remain favorable for another round of dense sea fog to develop over the nearshore waters and lakes tonight into tomorrow morning, and a dense fog advisory will be in effect for that threat. Beyond the fog concerns, light southerly winds of 5 to 10 knots will continue into tonight. However, a weak front will shift winds to the east and east-northeast tomorrow. Wind speeds will also increase to 15 to 20 knots resulting in some exercise caution conditions. A low pressure system will approach on Saturday, and this will cause winds to shift back to the south and increase further into small craft advisory range. As the low pulls away Sunday afternoon, a strong cold front will push through. Winds will shift to the northwest and north and wind speeds could further increase to near gale force Sunday night into Monday. As high pressure builds in Monday night into Tuesday, the northerly winds will gradually decrease, but small craft advisory conditions will persist. $$ GMZ530-230600- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-230600- Lake Borgne- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Showers in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-230600- Mississippi Sound- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog late. .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Areas of fog. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves around 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 4 feet. Showers in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-230600- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers early. Patchy fog. Visibility 1 NM or less late. .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Areas of fog in the evening, then widespread fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 5 to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-230600- 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- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY 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 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 5 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-230600- 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- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-230600- 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- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight with visibility 1 NM or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Visibility 1 NM or less in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...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. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY 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 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming south 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 6 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 7 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds and west 7 feet at 8 seconds, becoming north 8 feet at 7 seconds and west 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-230600- 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- 1148 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 5 seconds, becoming west 7 feet at 6 seconds. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$