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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
351 AM CDT Thu May 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-GMZ501-162130-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

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

Southerly winds will gradually increase today into Friday ahead of
the next low pressure system. Thunderstorm activity becomes
increasingly likely to cause issues tonight through Saturday
morning. Headlines for hazardous marine conditions could be raised
during this period.

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GMZ530-162130-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-162130-
Lake Borgne-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...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 with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ532-162130-
Mississippi Sound-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
1 to 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-162130-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 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 with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ555-557-162130-
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-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 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 in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-162130-
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-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...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 slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY 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 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ575-577-162130-
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-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ570-572-162130-
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-
351 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...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
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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