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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 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-GMZ501-090415-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

High pressure will build back over the waters allowing for slightly
lighter winds and calmer seas through tonight. However, a Gulf low
pressure system will bring Small Craft Advisory conditions back to
the waters as it passes through the area Thursday through Saturday.

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GMZ530-090415-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet, building to 4 to 5 feet after midnight. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

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GMZ534-090415-
Lake Borgne-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. A chance of showers.

$$

GMZ532-090415-
Mississippi Sound-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 4 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 4 feet. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

$$

GMZ536-538-090415-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 feet, building to 4 feet after midnight. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet, subsiding to 2 feet in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers.

$$

GMZ555-557-090415-
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-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas around 2 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds,
becoming southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming
south 10 feet at 8 seconds. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
South 8 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at
8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and north 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers.

$$

GMZ550-552-090415-
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-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and east 4 feet at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
South 7 feet at 8 seconds. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...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: Northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers.

$$

GMZ575-577-090415-
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-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet
at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to
9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 12 feet at 9 seconds.
Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to
8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southwest 11 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming west 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming
north 4 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 4 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 7 seconds
and north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southwest 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers.

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GMZ570-572-090415-
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-
937 AM CST Wed Jan 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds
and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds
and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds, becoming southeast
9 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail:
South 12 feet at 8 seconds. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail:
West 10 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: West 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 5 feet at
6 seconds, becoming northwest 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 7 seconds and
north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 3 seconds and west 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and west 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers.

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