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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 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-GMZ501-312230-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

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

A surface low will slowly deepen and lift to the northeast moving
into the Ohio Valley today. The cold front will finally move into
the coastal waters overnight tonight with more suitable marine
conditions over the weekend.

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GMZ530-312230-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late this morning, then becoming
west 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Waves
around 2 feet. A chance of showers early this morning. Areas of fog
early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

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GMZ534-312230-
Lake Borgne-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds around 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers early this morning.
Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

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GMZ532-312230-
Mississippi Sound-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Areas
of dense fog early this morning. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a slight chance of
showers late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around
5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ536-538-312230-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Patchy
fog early this morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers
late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ555-557-312230-
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-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds around 15 knots, becoming west late this
morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning.
Showers likely this morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds
and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ550-552-312230-
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-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7
seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of
showers late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet
at 8 seconds and west 2 feet at 2 seconds.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ575-577-312230-
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-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming west this
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6
feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at
5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ570-572-312230-
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-
408 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest late. Seas
around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
South 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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