Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Fire Weather Today; Wildfire Smoke Bringing Unhealthy Air Quality to the Pacific Northwest
In southeast Texas, the coastal Carolinas, and much of New Mexico today, showers and thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall which could lead to areas of flooding. Dry, gusty winds will contribute to scattered areas of elevated to critical fire weather today in the western U.S. Wildfire smoke is causing unhealthy air quality today in parts of the Pacific Northwest and central Plains. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm (GMZ550) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 253 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 |  |
| Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely early this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening and overnight. Saturday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Saturday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. Sunday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Monday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Monday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Tuesday: West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Tuesday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Wednesday: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Wednesday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm (GMZ550) | |
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