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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 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-GMZ501-172115-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

A persistent south to southeast wind of around 10 knots will remain
in place through Saturday. A weak cold front will slip through the
waters Saturday night, and winds will shift to the east and then
northeast. These northeast winds will continue into Sunday as high
pressure moves in from the north and west.

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GMZ530-172115-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves
around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-172115-
Lake Borgne-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-172115-
Mississippi Sound-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less,
then 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves
2 to 3 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-172115-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-172115-
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-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-172115-
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-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-172115-
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-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-172115-
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-
328 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$