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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
930 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 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-GMZ501-191515-
930 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 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 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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GMZ530-191515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
930 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. 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.

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GMZ534-191515-
Lake Borgne-
930 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots 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...North 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

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GMZ532-191515-
Mississippi Sound-
930 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

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GMZ536-538-191515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
930 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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 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 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

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GMZ555-557-191515-
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 Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.
Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ550-552-191515-
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 Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. 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 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ575-577-191515-
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 Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Seas
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 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. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers.

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GMZ570-572-191515-
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 Wed Sep 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY 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.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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