


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
481 FZUS54 KLIX 152011 CWFLIX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service New Orleans LA 310 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 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-GMZ501-160900- 310 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM... High pressure centered over the area will gradually shift to the east and southeast by Thursday and Friday. Winds will remain more variable and near or below 10 knots while seas remain below 2 feet today. Winds will turn more east-southeasterly and increase to 10 to 15 knots on Thursday and Friday in response to the departing high. Seas then also rise to 2 to 4 feet by Friday due to these stronger winds. A frontal system is expected to slide through the waters over the weekend, and this will further increase onshore winds to 15 to 20 knots Friday night. Seas will respond and increase to 4 to 6 feet in the open Gulf waters. After the front moves through on Sunday, winds will shift to the northwest, but choppy conditions will persist. $$ GMZ530-160900- Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late this evening and early morning, then becoming northeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ534-160900- Lake Borgne- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ532-160900- Mississippi Sound- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ536-538-160900- Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ555-557-160900- Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ550-552-160900- 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- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ575-577-160900- Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm- Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ570-572-160900- 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- 311 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$