Multiple Days of Severe Weather from Thunderstorms and Wildfires
Active spring pattern across the center of the nation with several rounds of severe thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend. The regions under the greatest threats are the southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions with dry fuels are aiding in wildfires across the western High Plains and the Southeast. Wind and some snow for northern Rockies. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM (GMZ557) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 535 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 | |
| Tonight: Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Friday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Friday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Saturday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Saturday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Sunday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Monday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Monday Night: South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Tuesday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Tuesday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM (GMZ557) | |
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