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FZUS54 KLIX 150836
CWFNEW

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
330 AM CST FRI MAR 15 2002

PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM

GMZ500-501-151530-
SYNOPSIS PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER-
SYNOPSIS SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER-
330 AM CST FRI MAR 15 2002

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER THE BAHAMAS...WILL
CONTINUE TO RIDGE WEST OVER THE EAST AND CENTRAL GULF. A WEAK
COLD FRONT...OVER OKLAHOMA...WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST
SATURDAY AND RETREAT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY. ANTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY AND APPROACH WESTERN
LOUISIANA TUESDAY.

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GMZ555-575-151530-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-
330 AM CST FRI MAR 15 2002

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS
AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 FEET. CHOPPY IN
PROTECTED WATERS. AREAS NEAR SHORE WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 FEET. CHOPPY IN
PROTECTED WATERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING AND LOWERING
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A LIGHT
CHOP IN PROTECTED WATERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A
LIGHT CHOP IN PROTECTED WATERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING
REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE NEAR THE COAST. SHOWERS ENDING.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FEET. A LIGHT CHOP IN PROTECTED WATERS BECOMING
CHOPPY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 FEET. CHOPPY IN
PROTECTED WATERS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 FEET. CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT
CHOP IN PROTECTED WATERS.

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GMZ530-151530-
LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS-
330 AM CST FRI MAR 15 2002

.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH NEAR 15 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. LAKE CONDITIONS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY. PATCHY
FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE UNTIL LATE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE
CONDITIONS CHOPPY BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING
BY MIDNIGHT TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS. LAKE CONDITIONS A LIGHT CHOP.
MORNING FOG WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE. WIDELY SCATTERED
AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS. LAKE CONDITIONS A LIGHT
CHOP. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING REDUCING THE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE
MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE CONDITIONS A LIGHT CHOP.
PATCHY MORNING FOG WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE UNTIL
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS AND 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAKE CONDITIONS A LIGHT CHOP. A FEW SHOWERS. PATCHY MORNING FOG WITH
VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE CONDITIONS A
LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

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GMZ550-570-151530-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 20 NM-
SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER 20-60 NM OUT-
330 AM CST FRI MAR 15 2002

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET.
CHOPPY IN PROTECTED WATERS. PATCHY AREAS ALONG THE THE COAST
WITH VISIBILITIES LOWERING BELOW 1 MILE IN FOG UNTIL LATE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 FEET. CHOPPY IN
PROTECTED WATERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING REDUCING THE
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE NEAR SHORE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A LIGHT CHOP
IN PROTECTED WATERS. AREAS OF FOG NEAR THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES
BELOW 1 MILE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. A
LIGHT CHOP IN PROTECTED WATERS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING
REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE NEAR SHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 FEET. CHOPPY IN PROTECTED
WATERS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. CHOPPY TO
ROUGH IN PROTECTED WATERS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15
KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. CHOPPY TO ROUGH IN PROTECTED WATERS BECOMING
CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.

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