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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 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-GMZ501-142130-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

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

Winds will become more west to southwesterly and decrease to less
than 10 knots through the afternoon today. Southerly component to
light winds remains intact through midweek but becomes more easterly
with time by later in the week.

$$

GMZ530-142130-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
becoming west 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this
morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet,
building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-142130-
Lake Borgne-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
becoming west 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this
morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-142130-
Mississippi Sound-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
becoming west 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this
morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-142130-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to
2 to 3 feet this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-142130-
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-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5
to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 7
seconds, becoming south 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 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...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 showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-142130-
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-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5
feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then a slight
chance of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds and west 2 feet at
2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.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
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, 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 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-142130-
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-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 5
to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 7 feet at 6
seconds. Showers this morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West 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 and west 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest 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 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 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. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-142130-
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-
334 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7
feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Southwest 7 feet at 6 seconds,
becoming southwest 4 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this
morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning.
A slight chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon. A slight
chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and west
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 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 slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 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
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$