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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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-GMZ501-042215-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

Moderate to strong southerly and southeasterly winds will remain
in place into the weekend. This will lead to hazardous boating
conditions and well above normal tides across the region. These
impacts will last until after the passage of the next cold front on
Sunday.

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GMZ530-042215-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots late. Waves around 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 4 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-042215-
Lake Borgne-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves around 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ532-042215-
Mississippi Sound-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves around 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves around 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-042215-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves around 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 4 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves around 4 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ555-557-042215-
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-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet
at 8 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet
at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds
and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-042215-
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-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots late. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds
and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds
and east 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ575-577-042215-
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-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas around 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 6 feet at 8 seconds and west 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 8 seconds and
northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds
and southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ570-572-042215-
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-
408 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots late. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally
to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to
30 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds, becoming southeast
10 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming south 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to
15 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 11 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
South 8 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
South 7 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds
and southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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