GMZ532 Mississippi Sound- 311 Pm Cdt Wed May 8 2024
.small craft exercise caution in effect from now through 7pm this evening...
.small craft advisory in effect from 7 pm cdt this evening through Thursday morning...
Rest of today..South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
Tonight..South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
Thursday..Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Thursday night..South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming southwest around 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and Thunderstorms after midnight.
Friday..West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
Friday night..North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Saturday..Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet, subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
Saturday night..West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
Sunday..East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday night..Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A slight chance of Thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.

GMZ500 311 Pm Cdt Wed May 8 2024
Synopsis for pascagoula to atchafalaya river out 60 nm..
high pressure centered off to our east-northeast will provide persistent southeast flow of around 10 to 15 knots through the rest of today with some locally higher gusts, strengthening to 15 to 25 knots tonight into Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. The front will pass through the coastal waters Thursday night or early Friday. Winds will shift to the north and ease to 10 to 15 Friday and Saturday. Seas will generally be between 1 and 3 feet over the period, but will briefly increase to 3 to 6 feet on Thursday. By Sunday, another area of low pressure will begin to approach the area and winds will turn easterly and then southerly ahead of this low.