Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend
Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >
| 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: 1103 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 | |
| Overnight: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Saturday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 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 2 feet at 5 seconds. Sunday: Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Sunday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers. Monday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Monday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Tuesday: Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Tuesday Night: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Wednesday: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning. Wednesday Night: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers 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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