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Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 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-GMZ501-261815-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

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

A weak area of low pressure continues to move west across the
northern Gulf and is currently centered south of Lake Charles. The
remnants of its impact will contnue to bring scattered to numerous
thunderstorms through Saturday, as tropical moisture will be across
the waters. Conditions will improve Sunday and into the first part of
the workweek with winds out of the south to southeast and around 10
kt.

$$

GMZ530-261815-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely early this afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-261815-
Lake Borgne-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely late this morning and early afternoon. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-261815-
Mississippi Sound-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-261815-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Thunderstorms likely this morning. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Thunderstorms likely. Showers
likely.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-261815-
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-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
7 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms
likely, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-261815-
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-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west around
5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at
2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-261815-
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-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
4 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming west 1 foot at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming south 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-261815-
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-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and west 1 foot at
2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southwest
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$