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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 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-GMZ501-171515-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 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.

$$

GMZ530-171515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast 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, becoming southwest after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet 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 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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.

$$

GMZ534-171515-
Lake Borgne-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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.

$$

GMZ532-171515-
Mississippi Sound-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots late. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY 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.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 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, becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 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 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with 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.

$$

GMZ536-538-171515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
5 to 10 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Waves around
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-171515-
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-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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 10 to 15 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...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-171515-
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-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...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...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 10 to 15 knots. 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 around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-171515-
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-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 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 around 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...North winds 10 to 15 knots. 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.

$$

GMZ570-572-171515-
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-
953 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 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...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 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. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

PG