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Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts by the New Orleans, LA Forecast Office

 

Click on the links in the table to get a forecast for each zone. Clicking on the map links to a text forecast that includes all zones and a synopsis.

 

Lakes and Sounds Inner Coastal Waters Outer Coastal Waters
GMZ531: LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN GMZ551: COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM GMZ570: COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM
GMZ529: LAKE MAUREPAS    
GMZ533: LAKE SALVADOR AND LAKE CATCOUATCHE    
GMZ532: MISSISSIPPI SOUND GMZ553: COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM GMZ572: COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA FROM 20 TO 60 NM
GMZ534: LAKE BORGNE GMZ554: COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM GMZ575: COASTAL WATERS FROM STAKE ISLAND LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM
GMZ536: CHANDELEUR SOUND GMZ557: COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND OUT 20 NM GMZ577: COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO STAKE ISLAND LOUISIANA OUT 20 TO 60 NM
GMZ541: TERREBONNE BAY    
GMZ543: BARATARIA BAY    
GMZ535: BRETON SOUND    

 

map showing marine forecast zones near New Orleans, LA

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Marine Weather Message for these zones

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Predicted Tides and Currents for these areas

Coastal Waters Forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

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