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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

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-GMZ501-221015-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

High pressure continues to slide south. This will keep a steady
moderate to strong offshore wind over the region through tonight and
areinforcing cold front will also help to bump the winds back up
tonight but high pressure should finally settle in helping to relax
winds some tomorrow afternoon allowing headlines to finally drop
off. High pressure slides east late Saturday with return flow slowly
setting back up.

$$

GMZ534-221015-
Lake Borgne-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

GMZ532-221015-
Mississippi Sound-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 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...Northeast 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...Light and variable winds, becoming south around
5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

$$

GMZ536-538-221015-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

$$

GMZ555-557-221015-
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-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
4 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming
northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 2 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

$$

GMZ550-552-221015-
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-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
3 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
5 seconds, becoming southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.

$$

GMZ575-577-221015-
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-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest
6 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 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.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet after midnight.

$$

GMZ570-572-221015-
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-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds, becoming north 6 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: North 6 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the
morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

$$

GMZ530-221015-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
345 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots late this evening and early morning, then diminishing to
10 to 15 knots late. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$