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FZUS54 KLIX 070926
CWFLIX

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
426 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2008

PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM

GMZ500-GMZ501-072130-
SYNOPSIS PASCAGOULA TO SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER-
SYNOPSIS SW PASS MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER-
426 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED JUST OFF OF THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND FLAT SEAS
FORECAST. HURRICANE IKE...CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AND MOVE WEST NORTHWEST
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS ON HURRICANE IKE.

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GMZ530-072130-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
426 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS A
LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP BECOMING
CHOPPY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.THURSDAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

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GMZ550-555-072130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
426 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT. PROTECTED WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
.WEDNESDAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.THURSDAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

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GMZ570-575-072130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
426 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2008

.TODAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.THURSDAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

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