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Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM (GMZ552)
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Last Update: 415 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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Synopsis...A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...WILL RETREAT EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY ENTER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATE FRIDAY.

Today: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Protected waters choppy.

Tonight: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters choppy.

Wednesday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.

Wednesday Night: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.

Thursday: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.

Thursday Night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light chop.

Friday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. Protected waters choppy.

Friday Night: East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters rough.

Saturday: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters choppy.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters choppy.





*Notices: (1) This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
(2) The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.

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8760922 - Pilot`s Station East, SW Pass
Lat: 28.93   Lon: -89.41   Elev: 0
Last Update on May 21, 8:12 am CST

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Wind:SE 5 KT
Pressure:1014.8 mb
Air Temperature:78 °F (26 °C)
Water Temperature:NA
Dewpoint::NA
Wave Hgt/Dir:NA
Dominant Wave Period:NA
Visibility:NA
  
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