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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
331 PM 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-GMZ501-180915-
331 PM 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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GMZ530-180915-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet this
evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers this
evening.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 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 around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-180915-
Lake Borgne-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet
this evening, then 1 foot or less.
.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 around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. 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...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ532-180915-
Mississippi Sound-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-180915-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-180915-
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-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-180915-
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-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon.
Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-180915-
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-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-180915-
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-
331 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 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...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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