Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
472 FZUS54 KMOB 172054 CWFMOB Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Mobile AL 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 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. GMZ600-180915- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate southerly winds along with building seas will occur today ahead of an approaching front. The approaching front will bring additional showers and thunderstorms to the marine area tonight through Saturday. A light offshore flow returns late in the weekend into early next week in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ630-180915- Northern Mobile Bay- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ631-632-180915- Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ633-634-180915- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 254 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ635-636-180915- Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 254 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ650-655-180915- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 254 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ670-675-180915- Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 354 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy dense fog after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$