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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 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-GMZ501-121515-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

Hazardous conditions will continue to relax overnight into Friday as
high pressure moves across the waters. Return flow will begin over
the weekend as the center of high pressure moves east of the waters.

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GMZ530-121515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ534-121515-
Lake Borgne-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ532-121515-
Mississippi Sound-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 knots, becoming northwest late. Gusts up
to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to
3 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ536-538-121515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ555-557-121515-
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-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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GMZ550-552-121515-
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-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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GMZ575-577-121515-
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-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas subsiding to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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GMZ570-572-121515-
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-
956 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas subsiding to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

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