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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 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-GMZ501-191615-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 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 Sunday morning, and winds will shift to northerly which will
remain into Monday as high pressure moves in and exits east. There
could be a small window of Exercise Caution conditions behind this
boundary.


$$

GMZ530-191615-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late.
Waves around 2 feet late this evening, then 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less.
.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...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 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, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots
after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-191615-
Lake Borgne-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...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. Patchy fog in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less.
.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 southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-191615-
Mississippi Sound-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Patchy
fog late with visibility 1 NM or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less.
.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...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 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...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.

$$

GMZ536-538-191615-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Patchy
fog late with visibility 1 NM 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. Patchy fog in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet 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
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 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.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.

$$

GMZ555-557-191615-
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-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog
late with visibility 1 NM or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Patchy fog
in the morning with visibility 1 NM or less.
.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...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas around
2 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-191615-
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-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog late with visibility 1 NM or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Patchy fog in the
morning with visibility 1 NM or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-191615-
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-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 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 in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-191615-
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-
1011 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance
of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$