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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
437 AM CST Mon Dec 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-GMZ501-082300-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

Cold air in the wake of a strong cold front will produce hazardous
conditions over the waters through the daytime and evening hours
Monday before gradually subsiding. High pressure moving into the
coastal waters Tuesday and Wednesday will produce more favorable
marine conditions. The next frontal system to affect the coastal
waters will likely move through around Friday.

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GMZ530-082300-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ534-082300-
Lake Borgne-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ532-082300-
Mississippi Sound-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-082300-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-082300-
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-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas
4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet
at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-082300-
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-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots
this afternoon. Gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally
to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 3 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-082300-
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-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas
5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at
5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet
at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds
and southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at 3 seconds
and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-082300-
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-
437 AM CST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas
5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet,
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at
6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds
and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$