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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Mobile AL
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 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.

GMZ600-220315-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Light winds late this morning will give way to a light
to moderate easterly to southeasterly flow this afternoon through
tonight. Onshore flow will increase on Friday ahead of an area of
low pressure moving along the coast. A strong offshore flow returns
Friday night into Saturday behind this passing feature. A strong
southeasterly flow is forecast to develop again late Sunday into
Monday.

$$

GMZ630>632-220315-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
late. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ633-634-220315-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers likely
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to
2 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves around
2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ635-636-220315-
Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ650-655-220315-
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-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Dominant wave period 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Dominant wave period 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant wave period
5 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Dominant wave
period 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Dominant wave period 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Dominant wave period 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant wave period 7 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to
5 feet after midnight. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet.
Dominant wave period 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet.
Dominant wave period 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ670-675-220315-
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-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION BY LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,
then around 2 feet this afternoon. Dominant wave period
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant wave period
3 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Dominant wave period 6 seconds.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Dominant wave period 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, subsiding to 2 to
3 feet in the afternoon. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 4 to
6 feet after midnight. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet.
Dominant wave period 7 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 25 knots. Seas 8 to
9 feet. Dominant wave period 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$


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