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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 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-GMZ501-181515-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

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

A broad area of high pressure will be centered over the waters
through Friday, and this will keep winds and seas very calm. The high
will shift more inland by the weekend, and this will result in a
slightly stronger easterly flow of 10 to 15 knots forming. Seas will
respond and increase to 2 to 4 feet by Sunday.

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GMZ530-181515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

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GMZ534-181515-
Lake Borgne-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ532-181515-
Mississippi Sound-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west
around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

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GMZ536-538-181515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ555-557-181515-
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-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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GMZ550-552-181515-
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-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet, building to
2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ575-577-181515-
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-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers.

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GMZ570-572-181515-
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-
950 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers.

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