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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 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-GMZ501-220345-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

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

A gradual decrease in wind speeds and seas is expected to continue
today as the pressure gradient weakens. Lighter southerly flow will
persist through the weekend with a more typical summer regime setting
in.

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GMZ530-220345-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and
early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-220345-
Lake Borgne-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and
early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-220345-
Mississippi Sound-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 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, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-220345-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-220345-
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-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-220345-
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-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers late this
morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-220345-
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-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and
southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-220345-
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-
1023 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 6 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers late this morning and
early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$