GMZ500-GMZ501-060800-
 201 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...
 
 Surface high-pressure axis over the southern Gulf is being absorbed
 by the Bermuda ridge. The low-level pressure gradient may tighten
 slightly Friday into the weekend as surface high pressure becomes
 better established over the eastern Gulf while lower pressures
 persist over the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. This
 will alter flow to more of a south to southeast direction Thursday
 and then southeasterly to easterly through the weekend. Speeds
 should generally remain around 5 to 10 knots, although periods of
 10 to 15 knots will be possible over the outer waters as an easterly
 fetch becomes better established late in the week. Seas will
 generally remain 1 to 2 feet through Thursday.
 
 Increasing Gulf moisture will also bring a gradual increase in
 showers and thunderstorms beginning Thursday and continuing through
 the weekend and into early next week. Convection will be most
 common, in typical summertime fashion, over the coastal waters
 during the overnight and morning hours. Then activity shifts inland
 with the developing sea breeze during the afternoons.
 
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   GMZ570-060800-  Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya  River LA from 20 to 60 NM-  201 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.  Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds.  TONIGHT  South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave  Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds.  THURSDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave  Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.  FRIDAY  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:  East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the afternoon.  FRIDAY NIGHT  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A  slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.  SATURDAY  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and  thunderstorms.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers  and thunderstorms after midnight.  SUNDAY  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave  Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms  likely, mainly in the morning.  SUNDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms after midnight.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$