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Coastal Marine Forecast


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FZUS54 KMOB 262001

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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 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.



GMZ600-270900-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light easterly to southeasterly flow becomes southwesterly on

Friday. A moderate to strong offshore flow develops Friday night

as a cold front moves through then turns easterly for Saturday

night and Sunday. A light to moderate southeasterly flow develops

on Monday and continues through the middle of next week.



$$



GMZ630-270900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



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

Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Patchy dense fog late. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Patchy dense fog in

the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north

15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less. Choppy.

.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Rough.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. A moderate chop. 

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

moderate 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

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

chop. 

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

A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the afternoon. 

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

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

chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-270900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



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

Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Patchy dense fog late. 

.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southwest 5 to

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

Patchy fog in the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north

15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less. Choppy.

.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Rough.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Choppy.

.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around

2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A

moderate chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-270900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



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

this evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.

Patchy dense fog after midnight. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Areas of dense

fog in the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest

10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less. A moderate chop. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

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

.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

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

A moderate chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 



$$



GMZ635-636-270900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



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

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

after midnight. Areas of dense fog late. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Areas of fog in

the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest

10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less. A moderate chop. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Choppy.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

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

.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,

becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot

or less. A moderate chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast

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 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast

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



$$



GMZ650-655-270900-

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-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



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

Patchy dense fog after midnight. 

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

the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the morning. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest

15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas

1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to

20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to

5 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to

25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally

to 6 feet after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,

occasionally to 6 feet. 

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

5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to

5 feet. 

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

occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around

3 feet. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-270900-

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-

301 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026



.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest late.

Seas 1 foot or less. Patchy dense fog late. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest

15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas

1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to

20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to

6 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east

20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to

5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after

midnight. 

.SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to

25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 

.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,

occasionally to 8 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,

occasionally to 6 feet. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to

4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$