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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 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-GMZ501-212115-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

A cold front will continue to push through the coastal waters today.
Northerly winds will strengthen behind the front to 15 to 25 knots
and then continue into Monday. By Monday night, high pressure moving
over the waters will allow the winds to relax back to 10 to 15 knots
and also shift winds to the northeast and eventually southeast.
These southeast winds of 10 to 15 knots will then remain in place
into the middle of next week.

$$

GMZ530-212115-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers this
morning.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.

$$

GMZ534-212115-
Lake Borgne-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers
likely early this morning, then a chance of showers late this
morning. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

$$

GMZ532-212115-
Mississippi Sound-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers early this morning, then showers likely late this morning. A
slight chance of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ536-538-212115-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers early this morning, then showers late this morning. A chance
of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet,
subsiding to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.

$$

GMZ555-557-212115-
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-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Showers this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-212115-
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-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers this
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-212115-
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-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of
showers early this morning, then showers late this morning and
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-212115-
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-
330 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Showers
this morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon.
A chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

PG