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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1001 PM CDT Sun May 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-GMZ501-131530-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

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

An area of low pressure will begin to approach the area today and
winds will turn easterly and then southerly and rise to exercise
caution conditions ahead of this low through Tuesday.

$$

GMZ530-131530-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Thunderstorms
likely. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with visibility 1 NM or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-131530-
Lake Borgne-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Thunderstorms likely. Showers. Areas of
dense fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers with
thunderstorms likely in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-131530-
Mississippi Sound-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots late. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Thunderstorms likely. Showers. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-131530-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots late. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly
in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet
after midnight. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely in the evening,
then showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers with
thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-131530-
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-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-131530-
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-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
late this evening and early morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 7 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-131530-
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-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening
and early morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late.
.MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight
with visibility 1 NM or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet
at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-131530-
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-
1001 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
late this evening and early morning, then a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$