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Coastal Marine Forecast


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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 PM CDT Sat May 16 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.



GMZ600-170900-

302 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to occasionally moderate southerly to southeasterly flow

is expected over the next several days due to high pressure off

the southeast Atlantic coast. Seas will build slightly by Monday

and Tuesday.



$$



GMZ630-170900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



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

5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Patchy fog late. 

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

Light chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

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

showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-170900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



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

Smooth.

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

Light chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

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

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

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

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

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

showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South 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.



$$



GMZ633-634-170900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots this evening, becoming

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

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

Light chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

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

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-170900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots early this evening,

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

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

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

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south

around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-170900-

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 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 

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

Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast

1 foot at 4 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at

5 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:

Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-170900-

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 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after

midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at

3 seconds. 

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

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast

1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. 

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

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

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

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

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

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

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$