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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Mobile AL
302 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 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.

GMZ600-172100-
302 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
Moderate to strong easterly flow eases into Friday. Winds become
a more diurnally afternoon onshore, night time offshore this
weekend on into early next week.

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GMZ630-172100-
Northern Mobile Bay-
302 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light
chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ631-632-172100-
Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
302 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Waves around 2 feet this
morning, then 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ633-634-172100-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-
302 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 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...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ635-636-172100-
Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
302 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ650-655-172100-
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 Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north around
5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east
around 5 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ670-675-172100-
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 Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet
at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South
1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$