Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Golden Meadow, LA
October 4, 2024 1:06 AM CDT (06:06 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 6:57 AM Sunset 6:45 PM Moonrise 7:32 AM Moonset 6:40 PM |
GMZ550 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- 1013 Pm Cdt Thu Oct 3 2024
Overnight - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of Thunderstorms late this evening and early morning, then Thunderstorms likely late.
Friday - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely.
Friday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Saturday - Northeast 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 and Thunderstorms.
Saturday night - 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 and Thunderstorms.
Sunday - Northeast 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 Thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
Sunday night - Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Monday - Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Monday night - Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of Thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
Tuesday - Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 8 seconds.
Tuesday night - Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ500 1013 Pm Cdt Thu Oct 3 2024
Synopsis for pascagoula to atchafalaya river out 60 nm -
a weak and broad low pressure will hold over the majority of the gulf. Daily numerous to widespread showers and Thunderstorms along with easterly winds are expected through the rest of the week.
a weak and broad low pressure will hold over the majority of the gulf. Daily numerous to widespread showers and Thunderstorms along with easterly winds are expected through the rest of the week.
NEW! Add second zone forecast
| Pelican Islands Click for Map Thu -- 12:13 AM CDT 1.07 feet High Tide Thu -- 06:56 AM CDT Sunrise Thu -- 07:37 AM CDT Moonrise Thu -- 09:52 AM CDT 0.58 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:44 PM CDT Sunset Thu -- 07:12 PM CDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Pelican Islands, Timbalier Bay, Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.1 |
| 1 am |
| 1.1 |
| 2 am |
| 1 |
| 3 am |
| 1 |
| 4 am |
| 0.9 |
| 5 am |
| 0.8 |
| 6 am |
| 0.7 |
| 7 am |
| 0.7 |
| 8 am |
| 0.6 |
| 9 am |
| 0.6 |
| 10 am |
| 0.6 |
| 11 am |
| 0.6 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 7 pm |
| 1 |
| 8 pm |
| 1 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.2 |
| Timbalier Island Click for Map Thu -- 06:56 AM CDT Sunrise Thu -- 07:38 AM CDT Moonrise Thu -- 07:49 AM CDT 0.59 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:44 PM CDT Sunset Thu -- 07:12 PM CDT Moonset Thu -- 10:22 PM CDT 1.24 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Timbalier Island, Timbalier Bay, Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1 |
| 1 am |
| 1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.9 |
| 3 am |
| 0.8 |
| 4 am |
| 0.8 |
| 5 am |
| 0.7 |
| 6 am |
| 0.6 |
| 7 am |
| 0.6 |
| 8 am |
| 0.6 |
| 9 am |
| 0.6 |
| 10 am |
| 0.7 |
| 11 am |
| 0.7 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 4 pm |
| 1 |
| 5 pm |
| 1 |
| 6 pm |
| 1 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.2 |
Area Discussion for New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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FXUS64 KLIX 040411 AFDLIX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1111 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
New AVIATION
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 328 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Showers with isolated thunderstorms are slowly making their way northward from the LA coast. There is a sharp PW gradient pretty much along I-10 that separates 1.5 inch PW from 2+ inch PW. Where the 2 inch PW resides is where the showers and thunderstorms are.
Expect that to continue to make its way northward as the tropical wave in the central gulf also moves northward throughout the night tonight.
By Friday, the PW gradient looks to continue to move northwestward, putting most of the area under the best quality moisture with PW at or above 2 inches. This will allow the rainfall coverage to be less confined to the coast as today, although it will still struggle to get through to our northernmost counties and parishes. For areas mainly south of the I-12 corridor and east of the I-55 corridor, expect rainfall amounts around an inch with isolated higher amounts of 3-4 inches. That couple with PW flirting near the daily max of 2.2 inches across the southshore, main risk there is if the heaviest rain sets up over urban areas such as New Orleans, so that will need to be monitored through the day tomorrow.
LONG TERM
(Saturday through Wednesday night)
Issued at 328 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Broad low pressure in the gulf will slowly strengthen by Saturday, increasing the east-northeasterly flow from the tightening pressure gradient. This flow will pose some coastal flooding concerns for the eastern-facing shorelines over the weekend. The aforementioned PW gradient looks to hang around the same areas, so expect more scattered rainfall south of the gradient.
Great Lakes troughing will help kick that low in the Gulf off to the west towards Florida while bringing us a cold front. The combination of each will bring us drier and cooler weather by Tuesday. A surface high filtering in behind the front will help us stay that way at least through the end of next week.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1105 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Gulf moisture continues across the area with showers and embedded scattered thunderstorms through the period. Any locations with rain can expect MVFR due to lowered CIGs with the low possibility of conditions degrading to IFR, especially middle of the period.
Rain coverage pulls back south by the end of the period with associated increase in CIG.
MARINE
Issued at 328 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Expect the scattered showers and thunderstorms to hang around through the weekend as the low pressure in the gulf hangs around.
The low pressure is expected to strengthen this weekend, strengthening the wind field and tightening the pressure gradient.
This will bring at least advisory conditions starting Sunday morning and lasting through the beginning of next week. A cold front will push the disturbance off to the east towards Florida.
The trailing surface high will help us dry out while relaxing the wind field Tuesday through the end of next week.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 88 68 83 68 / 0 20 30 10 BTR 91 74 87 72 / 10 30 40 10 ASD 88 72 81 71 / 30 60 60 30 MSY 86 75 82 74 / 40 50 70 20 GPT 87 72 79 70 / 30 70 70 30 PQL 91 73 83 71 / 30 80 80 30
LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
GM...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1111 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
New AVIATION
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 328 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Showers with isolated thunderstorms are slowly making their way northward from the LA coast. There is a sharp PW gradient pretty much along I-10 that separates 1.5 inch PW from 2+ inch PW. Where the 2 inch PW resides is where the showers and thunderstorms are.
Expect that to continue to make its way northward as the tropical wave in the central gulf also moves northward throughout the night tonight.
By Friday, the PW gradient looks to continue to move northwestward, putting most of the area under the best quality moisture with PW at or above 2 inches. This will allow the rainfall coverage to be less confined to the coast as today, although it will still struggle to get through to our northernmost counties and parishes. For areas mainly south of the I-12 corridor and east of the I-55 corridor, expect rainfall amounts around an inch with isolated higher amounts of 3-4 inches. That couple with PW flirting near the daily max of 2.2 inches across the southshore, main risk there is if the heaviest rain sets up over urban areas such as New Orleans, so that will need to be monitored through the day tomorrow.
LONG TERM
(Saturday through Wednesday night)
Issued at 328 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Broad low pressure in the gulf will slowly strengthen by Saturday, increasing the east-northeasterly flow from the tightening pressure gradient. This flow will pose some coastal flooding concerns for the eastern-facing shorelines over the weekend. The aforementioned PW gradient looks to hang around the same areas, so expect more scattered rainfall south of the gradient.
Great Lakes troughing will help kick that low in the Gulf off to the west towards Florida while bringing us a cold front. The combination of each will bring us drier and cooler weather by Tuesday. A surface high filtering in behind the front will help us stay that way at least through the end of next week.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1105 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Gulf moisture continues across the area with showers and embedded scattered thunderstorms through the period. Any locations with rain can expect MVFR due to lowered CIGs with the low possibility of conditions degrading to IFR, especially middle of the period.
Rain coverage pulls back south by the end of the period with associated increase in CIG.
MARINE
Issued at 328 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024
Expect the scattered showers and thunderstorms to hang around through the weekend as the low pressure in the gulf hangs around.
The low pressure is expected to strengthen this weekend, strengthening the wind field and tightening the pressure gradient.
This will bring at least advisory conditions starting Sunday morning and lasting through the beginning of next week. A cold front will push the disturbance off to the east towards Florida.
The trailing surface high will help us dry out while relaxing the wind field Tuesday through the end of next week.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 88 68 83 68 / 0 20 30 10 BTR 91 74 87 72 / 10 30 40 10 ASD 88 72 81 71 / 30 60 60 30 MSY 86 75 82 74 / 40 50 70 20 GPT 87 72 79 70 / 30 70 70 30 PQL 91 73 83 71 / 30 80 80 30
LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
GM...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| PTFL1 | 12 mi | 49 min | 76°F | 29.97 | ||||
| GISL1 - 8761724 - Grand Isle, LA | 26 mi | 49 min | ESE 8G | 77°F | 82°F | 29.98 | ||
| LOPL1 - Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, LA | 27 mi | 44 min | E 12G | 75°F | 2 ft | 29.98 | 73°F | |
| BYGL1 - 8762482 - Bayou Gauche, LA | 46 mi | 49 min | 76°F | 81°F | 29.99 |
Wind History for Grand Isle, LA
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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KXPY
Wind History Graph: XPY
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