Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains
Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms may produce very large hail, swaths of damaging wind, a few tornadoes and heavy rain across parts of Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ572) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 537 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 | |
| Today: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. Tonight: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds. Thursday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Friday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Friday Night: South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: south 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Saturday: Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 5 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 8 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. Saturday Night: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave detail: north 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Sunday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: north 6 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Sunday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ572) | |
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