Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ572) (Text-Only)
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 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026
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Tonight: South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around 5 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.

Saturday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds.

Saturday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Sunday: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Sunday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.

Monday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Monday Night: West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds.

Tuesday: North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Tuesday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.

Wednesday: North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.

Wednesday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.







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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