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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

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-GMZ501-161100-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

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

Winds will continue to lower/subside today into tonight as high
pressure settles into the region. Winds return to onshore from the
SE on Tuesday but remains light. Next frontal passage arrives
Thursday with shower and a few storms possible. Winds shift to
offshore from the north Friday into Saturday potentially reaching
Exercise Caution headlines in this time range.

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GMZ530-161100-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north with
gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-161100-
Lake Borgne-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-161100-
Mississippi Sound-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north
with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-161100-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 feet in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-161100-
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-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds
and northwest 3 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-161100-
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-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds
and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds
and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-161100-
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-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds
and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-161100-
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-
437 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet
at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds
and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$