NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ500-GMZ501-130315-  933 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    An area of low pressure will begin to approach the area today and  winds will turn easterly and then southerly and rise ahead of this  low through Tuesday.    $$
   GMZ550-552-130315-  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-  933 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024    SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING    REST OF TODAY  Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.  A slight chance of showers this afternoon.  TONIGHT  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 thunderstorms. A  chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the  afternoon.  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.  Showers.  TUESDAY  Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,  diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds.  Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  TUESDAY NIGHT  West winds 5 to 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 east 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  slight chance of showers and 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. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 8 seconds. A  chance of showers and thunderstorms.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$