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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

Pascagoula to Atchafalaya River out to 60 NM

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.

GMZ500-GMZ501-170930-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...

A warm front will lift northeastward across the waters through
tonight. Southeasterly winds will increase to small craft advisory
levels in wake of the frontal passage. Multiple rounds of
thunderstorms will bring the potential for an extended period of
hazardous conditions on the waters through Saturday morning.

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GMZ530-170930-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
Thunderstorms likely. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-170930-
Lake Borgne-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in
the evening. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-170930-
Mississippi Sound-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots
in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-170930-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-170930-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-170930-
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-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-170930-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana
out 20 to 60 NM-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-170930-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port
Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
319 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet
at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$