Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana Marine Forecast
| Today...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet, Occasionally To 5 Feet. |
| Tonight...Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet, Occasionally To 5 Feet. |
| Wednesday...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 4 Feet, Occasionally To 5 Feet. |
| Wednesday Night...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Thursday...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Thursday Night...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Friday...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. |
| Friday Night...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas Around 2 Feet. |
| Saturday...Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Seas 1 To 2 Feet. |
| Saturday Night...Southeast Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms After Midnight. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 722am CDT Tuesday April 16 2024 Long Term (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 320am CDT Tuesday April 16 2024 With the northern stream system suppressing the upper ridge southward over Mexico, that sets up quasi-zonal mid level flow across the northern Gulf Coast Thursday into the weekend. The northern stream system will also serve to slowly push the frontal boundary southward toward the area as weak shortwaves move through the mid level flow. It may take until Saturday for the front to actually reach the area. There will be one shortwave that will be a little stronger, which will move across the northern Gulf Coast Saturday night or Sunday. That will be the best rain chance over the next week, with some potential for thunderstorms. Don't see any strong indications of severe weather at this time. Drier and slightly cooler weather arrives for early next week. Until the front arrives the weather will be unseasonably warm across the local area, with highs for at least Thursday and Friday well into the 80s across most of the area. On Friday, if we were to get full sunshine, soundings are supportive of highs around 90 away from marine influences. That would be right around record territory at our main climate sites. Highs greater than 90 degrees are a rare event in April, even in southeast Louisiana. As noted yesterday, Baton Rouge has only exceeded 90 degrees in April 3 times in the last 25 years. However, can't ignore that NBM probabilities of the high being at or above 90 degrees on Friday exceed 40 percent for a good chunk of the area near and north of a Bogalusa-Hammond-Bayou Sorrel line. Saturday will likely be the transition day, with highs Sunday and Monday mainly in the 70s. Marine Issued at 320am CDT Tuesday April 16 2024 Wind speeds have been relaxing overnight, and will allow the Small Craft Exercise Caution headlines to expire. There may be brief periods late this afternoon or evening where winds could exceed 15 knots slightly, but doesn't appear to be widespread enough to justify a prolonged period of Exercise Caution headlines. If the waters get into Small Craft Advisory criteria, it probably won't occur until Sunday night or Monday. NOAA New Orleans LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...None. GM...None. MS...None. GM...None. |
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