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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 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-GMZ501-180100-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

High pressure has moved east of the area, and winds are becoming
southeasterly. Winds will remain southeasterly at about 10 to
15 knots ahead of a cold front that is expected to move through the
coastal waters on Sunday. After the front moves through late on
Sunday, winds will shift to the northwest, but choppy conditions
will persist.

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GMZ530-180100-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-180100-
Lake Borgne-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ532-180100-
Mississippi Sound-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 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.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-180100-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ555-557-180100-
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-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...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. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.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:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds
and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-180100-
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-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming east 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ575-577-180100-
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-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY 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. A chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ570-572-180100-
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-
705 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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