NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ500-GMZ501-081800-  1230 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    High pressure off the Atlantic Coast and low pressure over the  southern Gulf will tighten the pressure gradient again over the  coastal waters. Small Craft Exercise Caution headlines will be in  effect during the day for northeasterly winds 15 to 20 knots. A  frontal boundary moving into the waters tonight and Thursday will  necessitate Small Craft Exercise Caution headlines or Small Craft  Advisories most or all of the waters by Thursday morning. Those  conditions are likely to continue through at least Friday. Some  improvement in wind and wave conditions could occur on Saturday over  the protected waters, but perhaps not until Sunday over the outer  waters.    $$
   GMZ575-081800-  Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the  Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-  1230 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025    SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING  THROUGH THIS EVENING    REST OF TONIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:  East 4 feet at 6 seconds.  WEDNESDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to  25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:  East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to  25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:  East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms.  THURSDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to  25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:  Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance  of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in  the afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to  30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:  Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and  thunderstorms.  FRIDAY  Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.  Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast  7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the  morning. A slight chance of showers.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to  35 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:  Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the  evening.  SATURDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,  occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.  SUNDAY  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.  SUNDAY NIGHT  East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$