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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 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-GMZ501-240315-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

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

Surface high pressure centered east of the local area will continue
to push eastward, keeping light southerly flow through the weekend. A
front may actually move to the coast by late Monday or early Tuesday.

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GMZ530-240315-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet.

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GMZ534-240315-
Lake Borgne-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ532-240315-
Mississippi Sound-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-240315-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ557-240315-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ555-240315-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.

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GMZ550-552-240315-
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-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds.

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GMZ577-240315-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana
out 20 to 60 NM-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.

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GMZ575-240315-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.

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GMZ570-572-240315-
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-
922 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late
this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.

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