GMZ500-GMZ501-162000-
 201 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...
 
 Strong surface high pressure from the northeast gulf into the
 Atlantic will continue to produce a light to moderate easterly to
 southeasterly fetch at 10 to 15 kt over the northern Gulf through
 Saturday. A cold front is expected to move through the northern gulf
 bringing northerly winds Sunday into early next week where more
 hazardous marine conditions may develop leading to cautionary
 headlines or even Small Craft Advisories.
 
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 GMZ550-552-162000-
 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-
 201 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
 

 REST OF TONIGHT
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.

 THURSDAY
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.

 FRIDAY
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

 SATURDAY
 South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.

 SATURDAY NIGHT
 South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west 10 to
 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
 after midnight.

 SUNDAY
 Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
 occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds. A
 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.

 SUNDAY NIGHT
 Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
 occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds.

 MONDAY
 East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally
 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.

 MONDAY NIGHT
 East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
 occasionally to 5 feet.
 
 Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
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