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FZUS54 KMOB 232002

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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 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.



GMZ600-240900-

302 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to moderate southeasterly flow prevails through Friday,

then becomes southerly to southwesterly for Friday night through

early next week.



$$



GMZ630-240900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to

10 knots late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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. 

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

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.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...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 

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

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

thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a

chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around

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

.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots

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

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to

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

.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to

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

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-240900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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...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. 

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

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

thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a

chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around

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

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

chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the evening. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-240900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

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

A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the

evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 

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

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

thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a

chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

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

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

chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 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. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...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. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-240900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Smooth.

.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to around

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of

thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers

after midnight. 

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

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

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

.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 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...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...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. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-240900-

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 Thu Apr 23 2026



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

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

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

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

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

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers

after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

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

chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the

evening. 

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

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south

1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance

of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

South 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

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

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at

4 seconds. 

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

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

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

Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

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

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-240900-

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 Thu Apr 23 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

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

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers

after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a

slight chance of thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in

the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at

5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight

chance of showers. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

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

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at

4 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

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

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

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

Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$