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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM

GMZ500-GMZ501-102215-
SYNOPSIS PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER-
SYNOPSIS SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER-
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. THE
HIGH WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY AS A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND.

$$

GMZ530-102215-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING EASING TO 5
TO 10 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS
CHOPPY. RAIN OR SNOW.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS NEAR 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.

$$

GMZ555-102215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS EARLY
THIS MORNING...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. RAIN.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS VERY ROUGH. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS NEAR 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS VERY
ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.

$$

GMZ550-102215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING EASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS VERY ROUGH.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH. RAIN.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS VERY ROUGH.
RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS NEAR 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS SMOOTH.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PROTECTED WATERS VERY
ROUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.

$$

GMZ575-102215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
RAIN.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN.

$$

GMZ570-102215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
325 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. RAIN.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS NEAR 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN.

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