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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
437 AM CST Thu Dec 11 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-GMZ501-112300-
437 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

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

A cold front moving through the coastal waters will briefly increase
winds and seas again tonight into Thursday, with 15 to 20 knot
sustained winds and 3-4 foot seas expected over most waters. This
brings exercise caution headlines through mid Thursday morning.
Another front will move through the waters late in the weekend, with
15 to 20 knot winds again expected.

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GMZ530-112300-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
437 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming southeast late.
Waves around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-112300-
Lake Borgne-
437 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming around 5 knots
late. Waves 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ532-112300-
Mississippi Sound-
437 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming south late.
Waves 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves around 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ536-538-112300-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
437 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet, building to
4 to 5 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 feet in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ555-557-112300-
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 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming east 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to
3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and north 2 feet at 3 seconds,
becoming northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.

$$

GMZ550-552-112300-
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 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming east 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.

$$

GMZ575-577-112300-
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 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and north 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.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
2 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 2 feet
at 4 seconds, becoming north 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-112300-
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 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming east 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building
to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds,
becoming northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly
in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$