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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 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-GMZ501-160330-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

Weak northerly winds today will become southerly once again by
Thursday night and gradually increase into Friday ahead of the next
low pressure system. Thunderstorm activity becomes increasingly
likely to cause issues Thursday night through Saturday morning
mainly for the inland and nearshore waters and headlines for
hazardous seas could be raised during this period.

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GMZ530-160330-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. 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 and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 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...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-160330-
Lake Borgne-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 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. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. 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.

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GMZ532-160330-
Mississippi Sound-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 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...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-160330-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-160330-
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-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-160330-
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-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late this
evening and overnight. 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 in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 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 20 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY...Southwest 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,
mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-160330-
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-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-160330-
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-
1006 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late
this evening and overnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 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 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 6 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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds and
northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds
and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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