GMZ530 Lake Pontchartrain And Lake Maurepas- 940 Pm Cdt Fri Apr 26 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through Sunday morning...
Overnight..Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
Saturday..Southeast winds 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
Saturday night..Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Waves 4 to 5 feet.
Sunday..Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 feet.
Sunday night..Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Monday..Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Monday night..Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening.
Tuesday..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tuesday night..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Wednesday..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Wednesday night..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.

GMZ500 940 Pm Cdt Fri Apr 26 2024
Synopsis for pascagoula to atchafalaya river out 60 nm..
high pressure well to our northeast and a deepening surface low along the lee side of the rockies is helping build winds across the local waters. A second surface low will develop Saturday and deepen as it moves across the plains and into the upper mississippi valley on Sunday. Additionally, the high over the western portions of the atlantic will slide south and become centered east of the carolinas. This should maintain or even strengthen the gradient across the area leading to additional strong southerly winds. This will keep small craft advisory conditions in place through the weekend. Also, the persistent southerly flow will produce a large fetch across the gulf with seas likely higher than typical as a swell begins to develop.