Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Ventress, LA

LONG TERM
(Tuesday night through Saturday night)
Issued at 305 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024

The only remotely impactful weather will come in right at the beginning of this portion of the forecast period. As mentioned above, a strong cold front driven by digging upper level trough will be approaching and moving through the CWA Tuesday night around midnight. Strong cold air advection will usher in much cooler air into the entire region. Expect to see lows and highs 10 to 20 degrees cooler than they are now through remainder of the week. Will then see temps rebound back to climo next weekend as upper level trough ejects east and ridge builds in behind it.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1150 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024 VFR conditions are expected for all terminals for the forecast period. There is some potential for brief light patchy fog at BTR, MCB, HUM before sunrise but it should quickly dissipate after sunrise.

MARINE
Issued at 305 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024

Surface ridge will remain centered just south of the local coastal waters over the central Gulf the next couple days. This will keep winds/seas on the low end. A strong cold front is still expected to march through the region Tuesday night. Expect rapidly increasing north winds 06z-09z as the boundary passing through the coastal waters. Solid Small Craft Advisory winds and seas will develop with gusts possibly approaching Gales right behind the front. Northerly winds will transition to a northeast to east direction the rest of this week as high pressure centered to the north slides eastward.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 63 86 58 82 / 0 0 0 0 BTR 68 92 64 88 / 0 0 0 0 ASD 65 88 63 85 / 0 0 0 0 MSY 67 88 69 85 / 0 0 0 0 GPT 66 88 64 84 / 0 0 0 0 PQL 64 92 62 85 / 0 0 0 0

LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
GM...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.