Marine Forecast GMZ572

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
908 PM CST Fri Jan 17 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 wavesalong with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ570-572-181615
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
908 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2025

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY

OVERNIGHT

Southwest winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30
knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms.

SATURDAY

Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon with visibility 1 NM or less.

SATURDAY NIGHT

Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Visibility
1 NM or less in the evening.

SUNDAY

North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas
5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.

SUNDAY NIGHT

North winds around 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
North 7 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY

Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
8 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

MONDAY NIGHT

Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to
30 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet.
Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

TUESDAY

Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet,
occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at
7 seconds. Showers.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet,
occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at
8 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

WEDNESDAY

Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 8 seconds, becoming
northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



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