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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 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-GMZ501-111515-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

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

High pressure will continue to build over the northern Gulf allowing
for favorable marine conditions today. Northerly winds will get
reinforced briefly Friday into Saturday, but should remain at 15 to 20
knots with likely cautionary headlines needed.

$$

GMZ530-111515-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...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 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ534-111515-
Lake Borgne-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...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 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.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ532-111515-
Mississippi Sound-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet,
building to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest 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 around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ538-111515-
Breton Sound-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ536-111515-
Chandeleur Sound-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

$$

GMZ555-557-111515-
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-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot
at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ550-552-111515-
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-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 3 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 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North 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,
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast
2 feet at 3 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
1 to 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 2 seconds,
becoming south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

$$

GMZ575-577-111515-
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-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ572-111515-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port
Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 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 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ570-111515-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
959 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 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 around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
North 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
3 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$