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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 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-GMZ501-201515-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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

High pressure continues to build into the area allowing for mostly
benign marine conditions to start the new workweek. Return flow will
spread across the northern Gulf of Mexico early to midweek and
remain in place through the end of the week. Winds are forecast to
stay at or below 15kts.

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GMZ530-201515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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GMZ534-201515-
Lake Borgne-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

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GMZ532-201515-
Mississippi Sound-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-201515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ555-557-201515-
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-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-201515-
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-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

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GMZ575-577-201515-
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-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ570-572-201515-
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-
930 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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