


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
333 FZUS54 KLIX 150314 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 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-GMZ501-151615- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... A series of low pressure systems will pass north of the coast through Saturday. Stronger winds and small craft advisory conditions are expected to develop overnight with frequent gusts to gale force possible Saturday. A cold front moves through the northern gulf Saturday night into Sunday morning allowing high pressure to settle over the area for the start of next week. $$ GMZ530-151615- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-151615- Lake Borgne- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...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...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-151615- Mississippi Sound- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-151615- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late with visibility 1 NM or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...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...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-151615- 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- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 10 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 7 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-151615- 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- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 4 feet at 3 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 9 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening with visibility 1 NM or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-151615- 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- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 11 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 11 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 9 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 5 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 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. $$ GMZ570-572-151615- 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- 1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south 7 feet at 7 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, building to 11 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 11 feet at 8 seconds, becoming south 12 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 11 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 8 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds, becoming north 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$