NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
 Gale Warning
   GMZ500-GMZ501-250700-  1222 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    A backdoor front but will remain anchored over the coastal waters  for another 18-24 hours. By late this afternoon or early evening a  surface low will begin to slowly take shape in the northwestern Gulf  slowly drawing the front back to the north. As the surface low  deepens and moves northeast the pressure gradient will tighten and  onshore winds will increase to SCY criteria overnight and during the  day Sunday. Once the low moves to the north and then northeast of  the area Sunday afternoon a very strong cold front will quickly  surge through the area. Winds will quickly veer around to the  northwest Sunday evening and increase to sustained around 25-30 kts  with gusts approaching 40 kts. The tidal lakes will see the wind  increase first and could be flirting with Gales between 00 and 03z  Monday while the rest of the coastal waters will follow suit from  northwest to southeast. With that a Gale Watch has been issued for  all of the coastal waters from 00z Monday through 15z Monday. As  high pressure builds in Monday night into Tuesday, the northerly  winds will gradually decrease, but small craft advisory conditions  will persist.    $$
   GMZ550-552-250700-  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-  1222 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH  SUNDAY AFTERNOON  GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  MORNING  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  AFTERNOON    THIS AFTERNOON  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 chance of thunderstorms. Showers.  TONIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots  after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally  to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance  of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.  SUNDAY  Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest in the  afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to  6 feet. Wave Detail: West 5 feet at 5 seconds and south 5 feet at  6 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to  40 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:  Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds. A  slight chance of showers in the evening.  MONDAY  North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas  3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet  at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.  MONDAY NIGHT  North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to  35 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:  North 4 feet at 4 seconds.  TUESDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 5 to  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast  2 feet at 4 seconds.  TUESDAY NIGHT  North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.  Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.  WEDNESDAY  North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the  morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at  3 seconds.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet,  building to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest  2 feet at 3 seconds.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$