Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
861 FZUS54 KLIX 040113 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Pascagoula to Atchafalaya River out to 60 NM Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ500-GMZ501-041400- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... Weak low pressure will be developing along the Texas coast this afternoon/evening and slowly drift east-northeast Thursday along the coast. This will tighten the pressure gradient especially east of the Mississippi River delta. Winds will increase with moderate to strong east-southeast to easterly winds. This will have multiple impacts with Small Craft Advisory conditions expected Thursday into Friday but the increase in onshore winds will combine with the increasing tidal cycle at the end of the week likely leading to at least some minor coastal flooding. Main concern will be east facing shores of Orleans, St Bernard, Plaquemines, and far southeastern St Tammany. In addition coastal Hancock around Waveland will also deal with some minor coastal flooding Thursday night through Friday morning. Winds will relax and return to offshore late Friday and Friday night but another weak surface low will develop Saturday moving across the coastal waters late Saturday bringing another brief period of moderate to strong winds. $$ GMZ530-041400- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-041400- Lake Borgne- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely late. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Showers likely. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-041400- Mississippi Sound- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Showers likely late. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers likely. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-041400- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely late. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-041400- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-041400- Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm- Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening. A chance of showers after midnight, then showers likely late. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming north 3 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ577-041400- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet, building to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-041400- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-041400- Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM- Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM- 712 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$