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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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.

GMZ600-170600-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
...Small craft should exercise caution Thursday and Thursday
night over open Gulf waters...

An increasing moderate to strong southeasterly flow develops on
Wednesday then becomes southerly through Friday as a low pressure
system moves across the northern Gulf. Southwesterly flow
expected for Saturday as the low passes to our west. Please
continue to follow the National Hurricane Centers information on
any possible tropical development.

$$

GMZ630-170600-
Northern Mobile Bay-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Showers and
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light
chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the
afternoon. A moderate chop. Showers, thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around
2 feet. Choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY 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.

$$

GMZ631-632-170600-
Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south late.
Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light
chop. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. Showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves
around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A moderate
chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY 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.

$$

GMZ633-634-170600-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Light chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers,
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Thunderstorms likely.
Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West 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.

$$

GMZ635-636-170600-
Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Thunderstorms, showers.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West 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.

$$

GMZ650-655-170600-
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-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and
west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with thunderstorms
likely after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 6 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ670-675-170600-
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-
1226 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and
northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and west 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 5 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South
4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and southwest
1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$