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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 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-GMZ501-121515-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Behind the cold front winds have shifted to the north. High pressure
will build through tonight with lighter and more variable winds
expected. Another area of low pressure will begin to approach the
area on Sunday and winds will turn easterly and then southerly and
rise again ahead of this low through Tuesday.

$$

GMZ530-121515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to
2 feet after midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves
2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-121515-
Lake Borgne-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after
midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Thunderstorms likely.
Showers.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to around
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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-121515-
Mississippi Sound-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet
after midnight. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms after
midnight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely in
the evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 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 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest
around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-121515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. 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 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-121515-
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-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-121515-
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-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 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 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-121515-
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-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet
at 6 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. 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.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet
at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 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 slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-121515-
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-
905 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 5 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.MONDAY...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 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 with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 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.
.TUESDAY...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. 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 6 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 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 around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$