NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ500-GMZ501-301500-  931 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...    A broad surface high pressure system will remain parked over the  coastal waters through next Tuesday. This will keep winds light and  variable at 10 knots or less and seas calm at 2 feet or less through  the weekend and into early next week. A few storms may pop up each  day with locally gusty winds, but overall rain chances will remain  low through Tuesday. A deep upper level trough will dig southward  across the Eastern Seaboard and shift that ridge westward and  attempt to send a backdoor front to the coastal waters. Latest  guidance suggests that the boundary stalls right as it reaches the  MS sound due to the proximity of the trough axis in relation to the  local area. Thus, expect wind field to weaken considerably next week  due to weak pressure pattern in place. A new surface ridge will then  build in from the east, which will bring the return of steady  southeast winds across all coastal waters. Thunderstorm chances will  also increase with more numerous showers and thunderstorms forming  over the waters.    $$
   GMZ575-301500-  Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the  Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-  931 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026    OVERNIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.  SATURDAY  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at  8 seconds.  SUNDAY  Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave  Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds.  SUNDAY NIGHT  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave  Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.  MONDAY  West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave  Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the morning.  MONDAY NIGHT  West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then  around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds  and south 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  TUESDAY  Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.  A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.  TUESDAY NIGHT  Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or  less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at  6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the  evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  WEDNESDAY  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then  2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds  and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 7 seconds  and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around  3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$