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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 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-GMZ501-080900-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

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

A cold front will continue to push to the east of the waters this
evening with moderate northwest flow continuing. Small Craft
Exercise Caution headlines will be necessary through tonight before
conditions improve on Tuesday. High pressure moving across the waters
will produce better conditions for marine operations for the middle
and end of the workweek.

$$

GMZ530-080900-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ534-080900-
Lake Borgne-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ532-080900-
Mississippi Sound-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ536-538-080900-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ555-557-080900-
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-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and
southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ550-552-080900-
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-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 3 seconds and
southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North 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: North 2 feet at 3 seconds and
southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming north
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ575-577-080900-
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-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds
and south 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet
at 5 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming
northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ570-572-080900-
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-
324 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet
at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet
at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...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 NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. 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 2 feet at 3 seconds and east
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.

$$