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: 201 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026
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Rest Of Tonight: Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, then a slight chance of showers late.

Saturday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Sunday: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

Sunday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

Monday: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely.

Monday Night: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

Tuesday: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.

Tuesday Night: East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Wednesday: East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave detail: east 10 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: East winds around 25 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

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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