| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ575) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 437 PM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 | |
| Tonight: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 5 seconds. Friday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Friday Night: South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Saturday: South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Saturday Night: North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave detail: northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming southeast 9 feet at 7 seconds and north 8 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Sunday: North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 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 9 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 8 feet at 7 seconds. Sunday Night: North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: north 8 feet at 7 seconds. Monday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 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: northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Monday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Tuesday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm (GMZ575) | |
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