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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 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-GMZ501-072215-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

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

Hurricane Rafael is expected to move through the central Gulf of
Mexico for the remainder of this week. The interaction between it
and strong high pressure over the northern gulf coast will help
produce high seas/moderate winds over at least the open Gulf waters
starting later today through the weekend. For the latest information,
visit the National Hurricane Center website at www.nhc.noaa.gov.

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GMZ530-072215-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ534-072215-
Lake Borgne-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers
late this morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ532-072215-
Mississippi Sound-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-072215-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots late.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around
4 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ555-557-072215-
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-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots late.
Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet
this afternoon. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east
4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 16 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally
to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds,
becoming southeast 9 feet at 13 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet
at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 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 morning, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-072215-
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-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6
feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet
at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ575-577-072215-
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-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet,
building to 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming east 6 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 6 feet at 16 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon, then a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots
after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 12 feet at 14 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas
9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
11 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 10 feet at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and southwest
3 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds
and southwest 3 feet at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ570-572-072215-
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-
327 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet
late. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 4 feet at
15 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, building to 9 to
12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 10 feet at 14 seconds and east 6 feet at 6 seconds,
becoming southeast 11 feet at 13 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas
10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
12 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
11 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 9 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 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 evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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