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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Pascagoula to Atchafalaya River out to 60 NM

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.

GMZ500-GMZ501-210815-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...

Surface high pressure will be in the vicinity of the northeastern
Gulf of Mexico through the forecast period. Winds will be light and
generally southerly across the outer waters, with varying directions
near shore depending on diurnal trends. Scattered thunderstorms will
bring variable and higher winds in their vicinity. Waterspouts will
be possible mainly during the morning hours.

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GMZ530-210815-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-210815-
Lake Borgne-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-210815-
Mississippi Sound-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms likely early this afternoon, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers.
A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-210815-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thunderstorms likely. Showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers, thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-210815-
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-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms
likely early this afternoon, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers, thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-210815-
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-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Thunderstorms likely.
Showers likely early this afternoon, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers, thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-210815-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana
out 20 to 60 NM-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers, thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms
likely.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at
5 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-210815-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port
Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
211 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at
4 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers, thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$