NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ500-GMZ501-070000-  507 AM CST Tue Jan 6 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    Light onshore winds of around 10 knots and seas of 2 feet or less  will be in place through Wednesday night. Conditions also look  favorable for fog to develop in the nearshore waters, sounds, and  lakes each night through at least Wednesday night. On Thursday, an  approaching low pressure system will help to increase winds to 10 to  15 knots. By Friday, these onshore winds should increase further to  15 to 20 knots as the low strengthens. Seas will respond by  increasing to 3 to 5 feet in the open Gulf waters. The low will push  a cold front through the waters on Saturday, and winds will shift to  the northwest. These winds will increase to small craft advisory  range by Saturday night as a cold and dry airmass moves in.    $$
   GMZ555-557-070000-  Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the  Mississippi River out 20 nm-  Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM-  507 AM CST Tue Jan 6 2026    TODAY  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.  TONIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.  Patchy fog after midnight.  WEDNESDAY  West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave  Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.  THURSDAY  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the  afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:  South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.  FRIDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally  to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of  showers.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A  slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the  evening.  SATURDAY  Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,  occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and  south 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.  SATURDAY NIGHT  North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to  25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.  Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at  7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$