NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ500-GMZ501-261100-  537 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    Surface high pressure centered across the northern Gulf will  maintain benign marine conditions today, with winds generally around  5 to 10 knots and seas of 2 feet or less. The ridge will gradually  shift southward this weekend, establishing a predominantly westerly  flow regime from Sunday through the middle of next week.    A typical summertime diurnal wind cycle is expected, with nocturnal  winds increasing to around 10 to 15 knots during the overnight  periods and early morning hours before relaxing closer to 5 to  10 knots during the daytimes. Seas will generally respond similarly,  with 2 to 4 feet possible over the outer waters overnight and 1 to  2 feet during the day. Conditions should remain below headline  criteria, although occasional gusts approaching 15-20 knots may  occur over the outer waters during the stronger nocturnal wind  periods and require an Exercise Caution headline. Strong subsidence  aloft from upper level ridge influence will keep thunderstorm  coverage very limited during all but maybe the end of the forecast  period.    $$
   GMZ532-261100-  Mississippi Sound-  537 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026    TONIGHT  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west late. Waves  2 to 3 feet.  SUNDAY  West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest with gusts  up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.  SUNDAY NIGHT  West winds around 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.  MONDAY  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  MONDAY NIGHT  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.  TUESDAY  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest with  gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.  TUESDAY NIGHT  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.  WEDNESDAY  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  THURSDAY  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A  chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$