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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   GMZ534-060800-  Lake Borgne-  201 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026    THIS AFTERNOON  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of  showers and thunderstorms late.  TONIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the  evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms  in the evening.  THURSDAY  Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in  the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and  thunderstorms in the afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south  after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.  FRIDAY  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then  around 2 feet in the afternoon.  FRIDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around  5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.  SATURDAY  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then  around 2 feet in the afternoon.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or  less.  SUNDAY  East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance  of showers and thunderstorms.  SUNDAY NIGHT  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A  slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$