
Stake Island, LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 - 60 NM Marine Forecast
Today...Northeast Winds 25 Knots, Becoming North This Afternoon. Gusts Up To 35 Knots. Seas 5 To 7 Feet, Occasionally To 9 Feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 Feet At 6 Seconds And South 5 Feet At 6 Seconds. Showers With A Chance Of Thunderstorms Early This Morning, Then A Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms Late This Morning. |
Tonight...North Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 35 Knots. Seas 7 To 8 Feet, Occasionally To 10 Feet. Wave Detail: North 7 Feet At 7 Seconds And Southwest 3 Feet At 7 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers After Midnight. |
Thursday...North Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots. Seas 7 To 8 Feet, Occasionally To 10 Feet. Wave Detail: North 8 Feet At 7 Seconds And Southwest 2 Feet At 7 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers In The Morning. |
Thursday Night...Northeast Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots. Seas 5 To 7 Feet, Occasionally To 9 Feet. Wave Detail: North 7 Feet At 7 Seconds. |
Friday...Northeast Winds 15 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots. Seas 4 To 5 Feet, Occasionally To 6 Feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 Feet At 7 Seconds. |
Friday Night...East Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas 3 To 4 Feet, Occasionally To 5 Feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 Feet At 6 Seconds. |
Saturday...East Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 3 Feet At 6 Seconds. |
Saturday Night...Northeast Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 3 Feet At 6 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers In The Evening, Then A Chance Of Showers After Midnight. |
Sunday...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots. Seas Around 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 3 Feet At 7 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers. |
Sunday Night...Northeast Winds Around 10 Knots. Seas 2 To 3 Feet. Wave Detail: East 3 Feet At 6 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers, Mainly In The Evening. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 317am CST Wednesday Feb 19 2025 Long Term (Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 232am CST Wednesday Feb 19 2025 Fri will bring highs up a few degrees to tickle the 50s but not much more than that and lows Fri night will be a bit warmer with just below freezing north but still quite cool area wide. Another system moves through over the weekend but the surface low with this remains offshore keeping the area fairly cool over the weekend as well. The upper level flow will be quite strong as well and could produce some sh/ts by Sunday morning. This would be all elevated as well. And with temps starting Sunday in the 40s, this will be a very cold rain. After the weekend, we will feel a definite warm up for next week and no rain for several days. Marine Issued at 232am CST Wednesday Feb 19 2025 A surface low moves east this morning causing winds will shift to north and quickly rise to 25-30kt with freqent gusts to gales which should remain through much of tonight. Winds will lower through the morning hours Thu. The gale warning will remain posted for waters along and west of the Miss River. Small craft advisories will remain outside these areas. Another surface low will begin to develop in the western gulf causing winds to shift to NE by Fri but remain around 20kt. This low will be the next weather impact for the northern gulf over the weekend. Climate Issued at 1148am CST Tuesday Feb 18 2025 With the expected arctic blast arriving tomorrow, here are the record low temperatures for Thursday through Saturday mornings at our local sites. Record lows Thursday through Saturday...POR is period of record Location (POR) Thursday Friday Saturday BTR (1892) 25/2021 25/1908 24/1978 MSY (1946) 26/1978 31/1978 26/1978 MCB (1948) 19/1978 21/1978 15/1978 GPT (1893) 27/2021 29/1898 23/1978 ASD (1994) 26/2021 31/2021 28/1999 PQL (1997) 24/2015 30/2021 23/1999 NOAA New Orleans LA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories LA...Cold Weather Advisory from 9pm this evening to 10am CST Thursday for LAZ034>037-039-046>048-056>060-064>071-076>090. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 6am CST Friday for GMZ530-532-534- 536-538-557-577. Gale Warning until 3am CST Thursday for GMZ550-552-555-570-572- 575. Small Craft Advisory from 3am Thursday to 6am CST Friday for GMZ550-552-555-570-572-575. MS...Cold Weather Advisory from 9pm this evening to 10am CST Thursday for MSZ068>071-077-083>088. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 6am CST Friday for GMZ532-534-536- 538-557-577. Gale Warning until 3am CST Thursday for GMZ552-555-570-572-575. Small Craft Advisory from 3am Thursday to 6am CST Friday for GMZ552-555-570-572-575. |