Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
177 FZUS54 KMOB 151622 CWFMOB Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Mobile AL 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 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. GMZ600-160500- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Light to moderate easterly to southeasterly flow becomes established today, becoming strong Wednesday into Thursday. Winds relax to light to occasionally moderate easterlies to end the week. 1 foot seas today increase quickly Wednesday to 4 to 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the marine waters late Tuesday night through Thursday afternoon. $$ GMZ630-160500- Northern Mobile Bay- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ631-632-160500- Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ633-634-160500- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ635-636-160500- Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ650-655-160500- 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- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ670-675-160500- 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- 1122 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$