Heavy Rain is Likely Across the Mid-Atlantic States Today Along With Potentially Damaging Wind Gusts; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today across the Mid-Atlantic and forecast to contain heavy to excessive rainfall. Numerous instances of flash flooding are possible in southern Virginia and north-central North Carolina. Severe thunderstorms are also possible across the northern Great Plains today. Elevated to Critical Fire Weather located across the Intermountain West. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM (GMZ557) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 1157 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 | |
| Today: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late this morning, then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. Tonight: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Wednesday: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday Night: West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Thursday: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Thursday Night: Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Friday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Friday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Saturday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Saturday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM (GMZ557) | |
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