NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   GMZ600-230700-  1206 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026      .SYNOPSIS...  Strong northwesterly to northerly winds will occur today into  Monday in the wake of a cold front. Frequent gusts to around  40 knots are expected over the Gulf, and near gale force across  the bays and sounds. Offshore flow diminishes Monday afternoon  into Tuesday morning, shifting to light to moderate onshore flow  by midweek and continuing through Thursday.    $$
   GMZ650-655-230700-  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-  1206 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING    THIS AFTERNOON  North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to  30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:  Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.  TONIGHT  North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.  Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest  5 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.  MONDAY  North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest 15 to  20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to  6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 5 seconds.  MONDAY NIGHT  North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to  15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North  3 feet at 4 seconds.  TUESDAY  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in  the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or  less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot  at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and west  1 foot at 4 seconds.  TUESDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at  4 seconds.  WEDNESDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,  occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A  slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers  after midnight.  THURSDAY  South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,  occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 6 seconds. A  chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the  afternoon.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Southwest winds around 15 knots, becoming  northwest after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to  8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely. A  chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$