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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

306 PM CST Thu Feb 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.



GMZ600-271000-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to moderate onshore flow prevails today. A light offshore

flow develops on Friday as a cold front moves through. A light to

occasionally moderate easterly to southeasterly flow develops on

Saturday and continues into Sunday.



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GMZ630-271000-

Northern Mobile Bay-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



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

Light chop. A slight chance of showers this evening, then showers

likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms.

Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming

northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



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GMZ631-632-271000-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



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

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

thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance

of thunderstorms late. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. Areas of dense fog

in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly

in the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming

northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

Smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

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

Light chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

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

Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-271000-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



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

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

thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance

of thunderstorms late. 

.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of

thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Areas of

dense fog in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

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

less. Smooth.

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

Smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

A moderate chop. 

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

Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-271000-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



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

chop. A slight chance of showers late this evening. A chance of

showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight,

then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. 

.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of

thunderstorms. Showers. Patchy fog. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

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

less. Smooth.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east

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

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-271000-

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-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A

chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:

Southwest 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers

likely, mainly in the morning. Areas of dense fog. 

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

Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 

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

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet

in the evening, then 1 foot or less. 

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

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

10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 

.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

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



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-271000-

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-

306 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at

7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early

this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of

thunderstorms after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:

Southwest 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers

likely, mainly in the morning. Areas of dense fog. 

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

Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot

at 2 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in

the evening. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at

3 seconds. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$