Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Pascagoula, MS
March 18, 2024 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:58 AM Sunset 7:05 PM Moonrise 1:14 PM Moonset 3:15 AM |
GMZ632 Expires:202403190930;;969457 Fzus54 Kmob 182031 Cwfmob
coastal waters forecast national weather service mobile al 331 pm cdt Mon mar 18 2024
gulf coastal waters okaloosa walton county line to pascagoula out 60 nm
seas are given as significant wave height - .which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height.
gmz630>632-190930- northern mobile bay-southern mobile bay-mississippi sound- 331 pm cdt Mon mar 18 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through Tuesday morning - .
Tonight - North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots late. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Tuesday - Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Tuesday night - West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wednesday - Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wednesday night - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thursday - East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Thursday night - East winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of showers.
Friday - Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
Friday night - North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
Saturday - North winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Saturday night - North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
coastal waters forecast national weather service mobile al 331 pm cdt Mon mar 18 2024
gulf coastal waters okaloosa walton county line to pascagoula out 60 nm
seas are given as significant wave height - .which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height.
gmz630>632-190930- northern mobile bay-southern mobile bay-mississippi sound- 331 pm cdt Mon mar 18 2024
GMZ600 331 Pm Cdt Mon Mar 18 2024
Synopsis - A strong northerly flow continues through Tuesday morning. Winds quickly subside throughout the day on Tuesday, with light and variable winds expected during the middle part of the week. Moderate winds, generally out of the east, returns for late week before turning back to northerly by the weekend.
Area Discussion for - New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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FXUS64 KLIX 182340 AAA AFDLIX
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service New Orleans LA 640 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
NEW AVIATION
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Wednesday night)
Issued at 400 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Drier air and plenty of sunshine has allowed us to warm up today a bit more than was expected. Much of the area was in the upper 60s and low 70s today. PW is around 0.5-0.6 inches this afternoon thanks to the drier low-level air mentioned earlier. That is around the 25th percentile for today, showing how abnormally dry it is out there. The tightened pressure gradient behind the cold front that passed this morning has caused some gusty northerly winds this afternoon with the help of thermal mixing.
The center of the surface high trailing the front will move over the area late tonight and into Tuesday morning. This will help back winds down for Tuesday. Although surface winds seems to back down, cold-air advection still seems apparent Tuesday morning, so lows were bumped down from NBM across the area. This led to freezing temperatures across much of SW MS and the adjacent Florida parishes. Freezing temps will only last for maybe and hour or two because as soon as the sun comes up, we will warm up pretty rapidly. You can thank even drier air for that because the drier the air, the more of a diurnal temperature curve you get. Thanks to much drier 850mb air, PW will drop all the way down to 0.2 inches tomorrow, rivaling the daily min for that day of 0.25 inches.
Like was mentioned before, the aforementioned drier air on Tuesday will cause air to rapidly warm throughout the day. So, that coupled with the clear skies expected on Tuesday, cause the temps to get bumped up from NBM using a blend of NBM 75th and 90th percentile. The dry air and sunshine will also cause dewpoints to mix out efficiently at the surface, so NBM 10th percentile was used for that as well. This drops our RH to below 25 percent for most of the area, so be careful burning tomorrow if you do.
Thankfully, since the center of the surface high will be overhead, winds will not be an issue for fires.
By Wednesday, the surface high slides to the east and we get return flow setting up. This will moisten us back up where PW will get back above 0.5 inches, although still abnormally dry. This also allows temps to continue to get warmer and actually feel like Spring for the first day of spring!
LONG TERM
(Thursday through Sunday night)
Issued at 400 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Thursday, another upper level system is expected to influence the area as a low moves through the southeast US, which will enhance rain chances Thursday into Friday morning. Southerly surface winds ahead of the frontal system will help to advect warmer and moist air into the region, enhancing instability as well. There are still quite a few uncertainties in the model consensus in the mid- range forecast, mostly surrounding the amount of rainfall expected. Some are drier while others show more of a potential for training. Our forecast has been trending a little drier to be more in line with growing trends in the forecast. PoPs are still in the 30-50% range.
After the system moves through, ridging will dominate the upper level pattern and conditions will be dry Friday through the weekend.
Northerly surface winds Friday through Saturday night will help keep conditions a little less humid, but highs will still be pushing 80 degrees this weekend. Sunday will be mostly a transition day for the atmosphere as surface winds shift back to southerly and moisture is reintroduced to the atmosphere. MSW
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 633 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
VFR conditions will prevail. Otherwise, northerly winds will start out gusty, but should decrease through the night and early Tuesday morning. Eventually the winds will become variable with little if any flight concerns through the cycle. (Frye)
MARINE
Issued at 400 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Gusty northerly winds behind the cold front has caused hazardous seas today through tomorrow morning. Once the center of the surface highs gets overhead, the winds significantly back down below impact thresholds, and benign conditions stick through the end of the week. There is another shot of rain Thursday with the next system, but there is still some uncertainty on timing and location of the rain.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 32 64 38 70 / 0 0 0 0 BTR 38 66 43 72 / 0 0 0 0 ASD 36 64 42 70 / 0 0 0 0 MSY 44 62 47 70 / 0 0 0 0 GPT 36 62 43 68 / 0 0 0 0 PQL 34 64 39 71 / 0 0 0 0
LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...Freeze Warning from 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Tuesday for LAZ034>037-039- 071.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ530-532-534- 536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577.
MS...Freeze Warning from 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Tuesday for MSZ068>071-077.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ532-534-536- 538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service New Orleans LA 640 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
NEW AVIATION
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Wednesday night)
Issued at 400 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Drier air and plenty of sunshine has allowed us to warm up today a bit more than was expected. Much of the area was in the upper 60s and low 70s today. PW is around 0.5-0.6 inches this afternoon thanks to the drier low-level air mentioned earlier. That is around the 25th percentile for today, showing how abnormally dry it is out there. The tightened pressure gradient behind the cold front that passed this morning has caused some gusty northerly winds this afternoon with the help of thermal mixing.
The center of the surface high trailing the front will move over the area late tonight and into Tuesday morning. This will help back winds down for Tuesday. Although surface winds seems to back down, cold-air advection still seems apparent Tuesday morning, so lows were bumped down from NBM across the area. This led to freezing temperatures across much of SW MS and the adjacent Florida parishes. Freezing temps will only last for maybe and hour or two because as soon as the sun comes up, we will warm up pretty rapidly. You can thank even drier air for that because the drier the air, the more of a diurnal temperature curve you get. Thanks to much drier 850mb air, PW will drop all the way down to 0.2 inches tomorrow, rivaling the daily min for that day of 0.25 inches.
Like was mentioned before, the aforementioned drier air on Tuesday will cause air to rapidly warm throughout the day. So, that coupled with the clear skies expected on Tuesday, cause the temps to get bumped up from NBM using a blend of NBM 75th and 90th percentile. The dry air and sunshine will also cause dewpoints to mix out efficiently at the surface, so NBM 10th percentile was used for that as well. This drops our RH to below 25 percent for most of the area, so be careful burning tomorrow if you do.
Thankfully, since the center of the surface high will be overhead, winds will not be an issue for fires.
By Wednesday, the surface high slides to the east and we get return flow setting up. This will moisten us back up where PW will get back above 0.5 inches, although still abnormally dry. This also allows temps to continue to get warmer and actually feel like Spring for the first day of spring!
LONG TERM
(Thursday through Sunday night)
Issued at 400 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Thursday, another upper level system is expected to influence the area as a low moves through the southeast US, which will enhance rain chances Thursday into Friday morning. Southerly surface winds ahead of the frontal system will help to advect warmer and moist air into the region, enhancing instability as well. There are still quite a few uncertainties in the model consensus in the mid- range forecast, mostly surrounding the amount of rainfall expected. Some are drier while others show more of a potential for training. Our forecast has been trending a little drier to be more in line with growing trends in the forecast. PoPs are still in the 30-50% range.
After the system moves through, ridging will dominate the upper level pattern and conditions will be dry Friday through the weekend.
Northerly surface winds Friday through Saturday night will help keep conditions a little less humid, but highs will still be pushing 80 degrees this weekend. Sunday will be mostly a transition day for the atmosphere as surface winds shift back to southerly and moisture is reintroduced to the atmosphere. MSW
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 633 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
VFR conditions will prevail. Otherwise, northerly winds will start out gusty, but should decrease through the night and early Tuesday morning. Eventually the winds will become variable with little if any flight concerns through the cycle. (Frye)
MARINE
Issued at 400 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Gusty northerly winds behind the cold front has caused hazardous seas today through tomorrow morning. Once the center of the surface highs gets overhead, the winds significantly back down below impact thresholds, and benign conditions stick through the end of the week. There is another shot of rain Thursday with the next system, but there is still some uncertainty on timing and location of the rain.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 32 64 38 70 / 0 0 0 0 BTR 38 66 43 72 / 0 0 0 0 ASD 36 64 42 70 / 0 0 0 0 MSY 44 62 47 70 / 0 0 0 0 GPT 36 62 43 68 / 0 0 0 0 PQL 34 64 39 71 / 0 0 0 0
LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...Freeze Warning from 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Tuesday for LAZ034>037-039- 071.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ530-532-534- 536-538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577.
MS...Freeze Warning from 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Tuesday for MSZ068>071-077.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM CDT Tuesday for GMZ532-534-536- 538-550-552-555-557-570-572-575-577.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
PNLM6 - 8741533 - Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS | 3 mi | 53 min | 65°F | |||||
GDXM6 - Grand Bay Reserve, MS | 6 mi | 98 min | NNW 16 | 61°F | 30.06 | 28°F | ||
PTBM6 - 8741003 - Petit Bois Island, MS | 9 mi | 53 min | NNW 24G | 60°F | ||||
CRTA1 - Cedar Point, AL | 21 mi | 143 min | 69°F | 30.43 | ||||
DILA1 | 25 mi | 53 min | N 22G | |||||
DPHA1 | 25 mi | 173 min | 66°F | 67°F | 29.49 | |||
MBPA1 | 27 mi | 53 min | 59°F | 23°F | ||||
EFLA1 | 28 mi | 53 min | 61°F | 36°F | ||||
FRMA1 | 29 mi | 53 min | NNW 21G | 64°F | 57°F | |||
MCGA1 - 8736897 - Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL | 33 mi | 53 min | NNW 11G | 59°F | 64°F | |||
PTOA1 | 35 mi | 53 min | 59°F | 26°F | ||||
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL | 36 mi | 53 min | 59°F | 63°F | ||||
BSCA1 - Bon Secour, AL | 37 mi | 173 min | 66°F | 30.00 | ||||
WKXA1 - Weeks Bay Reserve, AL | 38 mi | 98 min | NNW 6 | 62°F | 30.06 | 33°F | ||
WYCM6 - 8747437 - Bay Waveland Yacht Club, MS | 42 mi | 53 min | N 19G | 66°F | 66°F |
Wind History for Petit Bois Island, Port of Pascagoula, MS
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Airport Reports
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KPQL TRENT LOTT INTL,MS | 8 sm | 29 min | NNW 10G21 | 10 sm | Clear | 55°F | 27°F | 33% | 30.11 | |
KBIX KEESLER AFB,MS | 21 sm | 27 min | N 16G26 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 57°F | 25°F | 29% | 30.11 |
Tide / Current for Pascagoula, Mississippi Sound, Mississippi
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Pascagoula
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Mon -- 03:14 AM CDT Moonset
Mon -- 04:46 AM CDT -0.49 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 06:59 AM CDT Sunrise
Mon -- 01:13 PM CDT Moonrise
Mon -- 06:06 PM CDT 1.52 feet High Tide
Mon -- 07:04 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Mon -- 03:14 AM CDT Moonset
Mon -- 04:46 AM CDT -0.49 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 06:59 AM CDT Sunrise
Mon -- 01:13 PM CDT Moonrise
Mon -- 06:06 PM CDT 1.52 feet High Tide
Mon -- 07:04 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Pascagoula, Mississippi Sound, Mississippi, Tide feet
12 am |
0.2 |
1 am |
-0.1 |
2 am |
-0.3 |
3 am |
-0.4 |
4 am |
-0.5 |
5 am |
-0.5 |
6 am |
-0.4 |
7 am |
-0.4 |
8 am |
-0.2 |
9 am |
-0 |
10 am |
0.1 |
11 am |
0.4 |
12 pm |
0.6 |
1 pm |
0.8 |
2 pm |
1 |
3 pm |
1.2 |
4 pm |
1.4 |
5 pm |
1.5 |
6 pm |
1.5 |
7 pm |
1.5 |
8 pm |
1.4 |
9 pm |
1.2 |
10 pm |
1 |
11 pm |
0.8 |
Horn Island Pass
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Mon -- 03:14 AM CDT Moonset
Mon -- 04:39 AM CDT -0.55 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 06:59 AM CDT Sunrise
Mon -- 01:13 PM CDT Moonrise
Mon -- 06:15 PM CDT 1.71 feet High Tide
Mon -- 07:04 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Mon -- 03:14 AM CDT Moonset
Mon -- 04:39 AM CDT -0.55 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 06:59 AM CDT Sunrise
Mon -- 01:13 PM CDT Moonrise
Mon -- 06:15 PM CDT 1.71 feet High Tide
Mon -- 07:04 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Horn Island Pass, Mississippi, Tide feet
12 am |
0.2 |
1 am |
-0.1 |
2 am |
-0.3 |
3 am |
-0.5 |
4 am |
-0.5 |
5 am |
-0.5 |
6 am |
-0.5 |
7 am |
-0.4 |
8 am |
-0.2 |
9 am |
-0 |
10 am |
0.2 |
11 am |
0.4 |
12 pm |
0.7 |
1 pm |
0.9 |
2 pm |
1.2 |
3 pm |
1.4 |
4 pm |
1.5 |
5 pm |
1.7 |
6 pm |
1.7 |
7 pm |
1.7 |
8 pm |
1.6 |
9 pm |
1.4 |
10 pm |
1.2 |
11 pm |
0.9 |
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