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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 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-GMZ501-280815-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

Waves/seas and winds will gradually diminish going toward the end
of the week as surface high pressure settles into the region.
Southerly winds will return Friday and continue through the weekend.

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GMZ530-280815-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

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GMZ534-280815-
Lake Borgne-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ532-280815-
Mississippi Sound-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 feet in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ536-538-280815-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ555-557-280815-
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-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ550-552-280815-
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-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$

GMZ575-577-280815-
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-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$

GMZ570-572-280815-
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-
229 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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