Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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819 FZUS54 KLIX 312237 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 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-GMZ501-011100- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... Conditions continue to improve throughout the day today as high pressure continues to build into the region. The next system that could elevate winds and seas will be due into the region late Friday or Saturday with at least some need for cautionary headlines Friday and Saturday. $$ GMZ530-011100- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-011100- Lake Borgne- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-011100- Mississippi Sound- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-011100- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West 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. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-011100- 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- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-011100- 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- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-011100- 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- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 6 feet at 7 seconds. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-011100- 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- 437 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: West 5 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$