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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 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-GMZ501-201515-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

Light winds and calm seas will hold over the next couple days. A
broad area of high pressure will shift inland over the weekend, and
this will result in a slightly stronger easterly flow of 10 to 15
knots mainly in open gulf waters.

$$

GMZ530-201515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then 1 to 2 feet after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-201515-
Lake Borgne-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-201515-
Mississippi Sound-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-201515-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-201515-
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-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around
5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-201515-
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-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet
at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-201515-
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-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-201515-
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-
943 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west late. Seas
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming east
2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$