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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 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.



GMZ600-262100-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to occasionally moderate onshore flow will prevail

through Wednesday. Winds become northerly Wednesday night as a

cold front moves through, then gradually transition to a

predominately easterly flow for Friday.



$$



GMZ630-262100-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around

5 knots late this morning, then becoming south this afternoon.

Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers with a

slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around

5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest

5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate

chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming

northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of

showers, mainly in the morning. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot

or less. Light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the

evening. A slight chance of showers. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-262100-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around

5 knots this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight

chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers early this

morning, then a chance of showers late this morning and

afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to around

10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming

northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of

showers, mainly in the morning. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast

10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate

chop. A slight chance of showers. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-262100-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest this

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of

showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming

northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of

showers, mainly in the morning. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming

northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of

showers. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-262100-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 knots

late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming southwest

late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms late. 

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming

northwest 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. 

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of

thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-262100-

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-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest around

5 knots late. Seas around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast

1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning

and early afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

late. 

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west

after midnight. Seas around 2 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. 

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at

2 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,

mainly in the morning. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming

northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less,

then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at

3 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming northeast

2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight

chance of showers. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-262100-

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-

302 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026



.TODAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet this

morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at

5 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: East 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A

slight chance of showers. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast

10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:

East 3 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight

chance of showers. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$