GMZ500-GMZ501-262130-
 355 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM...
 
 With high pressure well off to our northeast and a deepening surface
 low along the lee side of the Rockies is leading to a tightening
 of the pressure gradient across the coastal waters. A second surface
 low will develop tomorrow and deepen as it moves across the Plains
 and into the Upper Mississippi Valley Sunday. In addition the high in
 the Atlantic will slide south and become centered east of the
 Carolinas. This will keep if not strengthen the gradient across the
 area leading to additional strong southeast winds. This alone will
 keep small craft advisory conditions in place beginning today and
 through the weekend but with 72 to maybe 96 hours of persistent
 southeast winds there will be a large fetch across the Gulf with seas
 likely higher than typical for the winds we will see. It will also
 lead to some coastal flooding concerns.
 
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 GMZ550-552-262130-
 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-
 355 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
 
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
 

 TODAY
 Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

 TONIGHT
 Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

 SATURDAY
 Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

 SATURDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

 SUNDAY
 Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

 SUNDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

 MONDAY
 Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

 MONDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
 occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
 in the evening.

 TUESDAY
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
 occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and
 thunderstorms.

 TUESDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
 occasionally to 5 feet.
 
 Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
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