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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 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-GMZ501-130815-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

High pressure will center over the northern gulf coast today causing
winds to become light and variable to light easterly. The high will
quickly move east bringing return flow back to the coastal waters
over the weekend.

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GMZ530-130815-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ534-130815-
Lake Borgne-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ532-130815-
Mississippi Sound-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet, building to 2 to 3 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ536-538-130815-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ555-557-130815-
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-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: southeast 1 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 feet at
3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: southeast 1 feet at
7 seconds and west 1 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: southeast 1 feet at
7 seconds and northeast 1 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: south 1 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 feet at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: southeast 1 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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GMZ550-552-130815-
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-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: southeast 1 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 feet at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: southeast 1 feet at
7 seconds and northwest 1 feet at 3 seconds, becoming southeast
1 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
southeast 1 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

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GMZ575-577-130815-
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-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds
and northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: east 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

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GMZ570-572-130815-
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-
250 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: west 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: southeast 1 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: northeast 2 feet
at 3 seconds and southeast 1 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

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