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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 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-GMZ501-272115-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

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

Small craft advisory conditions should gradually relax during the day
as Helene continues to weaken. The pressure gradient weakening will
allow conditions to gradually improve through the weekend.

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GMZ530-272115-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ534-272115-
Lake Borgne-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west late. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ532-272115-
Mississippi Sound-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west late. Gusts
up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

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GMZ536-538-272115-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight.

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GMZ555-557-272115-
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-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet
at 11 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds, becoming west
4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds,
becoming west 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.

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GMZ550-552-272115-
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-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2
to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 5 feet at 12 seconds,
becoming west 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet
at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming
west 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.

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GMZ575-577-272115-
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-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas
9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 10 seconds
and northwest 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming west 4 feet at 6 seconds
and southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 4 feet at
5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds
and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds
and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 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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GMZ570-572-272115-
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-
326 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet,
subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
7 feet at 10 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming
northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at
5 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds,
becoming west 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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