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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 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-GMZ501-280315-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

Waves/seas and winds will gradually diminish going toward the end
of the week as surface high pressure settles into the region.
Southerly winds will return Friday and continue through the weekend.

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GMZ530-280315-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots
late this morning and early afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

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GMZ534-280315-
Lake Borgne-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.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 in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ532-280315-
Mississippi Sound-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast with gusts
up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ536-538-280315-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots
this afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 feet this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 5 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ555-557-280315-
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-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ550-552-280315-
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-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$

GMZ575-577-280315-
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-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

$$

GMZ570-572-280315-
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-
940 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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