Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Mobile AL
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 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.

GMZ600-182130-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A moderate to strong easterly to southeasterly flow
and building seas is anticipated through Thursday. Winds and seas will
 slowly diminish by the beginning of the weekend.

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GMZ630-182130-
Northern Mobile Bay-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms until late afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ631-632-182130-
Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning and early
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Waves 2 to 3 feet. Choppy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A
moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ633-634-182130-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Choppy. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...East 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. Choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ635-636-182130-
Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ650-655-182130-
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-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early
this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 8 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ670-675-182130-
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-
316 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 8 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning
and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
9 feet at 9 seconds and south 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
9 feet at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
8 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
8 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
7 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 10 seconds
and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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