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 Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ577) Issued by: National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Last Update: 253 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 |  |
| Tonight: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly this evening. Saturday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 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 around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Sunday: South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. 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 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Monday: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Monday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Tuesday: Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Tuesday Night: Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Wednesday: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Wednesday Night: South 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 Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM (GMZ577) | |
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