NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ600-171000-  400 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.    $$
   GMZ635-636-171000-  Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-  400 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025    TONIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of  showers.  THURSDAY  Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to  25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers and  thunderstorms.  THURSDAY NIGHT  South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to  25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of  showers and thunderstorms.  FRIDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.  Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms  likely.  FRIDAY NIGHT  South winds around 10 knots, diminishing to  around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.  SATURDAY  South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the  afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers  and thunderstorms.  SATURDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west  after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.  SUNDAY  West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the  afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  SUNDAY NIGHT  West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.  Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after  midnight.  MONDAY  West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light  chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  MONDAY NIGHT  West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.  Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.    Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$