Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland
Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ577) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 537 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026 |  |
Tonight: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Tuesday: East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Tuesday Night: 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 8 seconds. Wednesday: Southeast winds around 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 slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. Thursday: Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Friday: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday Night: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Saturday: South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday Night: South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ577) | |
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