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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 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-GMZ501-151615-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

A series of low pressure systems will pass north of the coast through
Saturday. Stronger winds and small craft advisory conditions are
expected to develop overnight with frequent gusts to gale force
possible Saturday. A cold front moves through the northern gulf
Saturday night into Sunday morning allowing high pressure to settle
over the area for the start of next week.

$$

GMZ530-151615-
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to
5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet,
building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ534-151615-
Lake Borgne-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ532-151615-
Mississippi Sound-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet
in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ536-538-151615-
Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late with
visibility 1 NM or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 4 to
6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ555-557-151615-
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-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building
to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 10 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming west 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet,
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: South 9 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 7 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 9 seconds and northwest
2 feet at 3 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ550-552-151615-
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-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds and
south 4 feet at 3 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 7 seconds,
becoming south 9 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening with
visibility 1 NM or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 9 seconds and
northwest 2 feet at 2 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
3 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ575-577-151615-
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-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet
at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet, building to 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 8 feet at 7 seconds,
becoming south 11 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to
7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
South 11 feet at 9 seconds, becoming south 9 feet at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 7 feet
at 9 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet,
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
8 seconds, becoming north 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet
at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ570-572-151615-
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-
1014 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds,
becoming south 7 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet, building to 11 to 12 feet, occasionally to
15 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 11 feet at 8 seconds,
becoming south 12 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to
11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 7 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 11 feet
at 9 seconds, becoming south 8 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South
6 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 and southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet,
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon.
Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at
8 seconds, becoming north 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet
at 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 5 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming
northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas around 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$