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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



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.



GMZ600-020915-

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



.SYNOPSIS...A light onshore flow will persist through the end of  

week and into the weekend as surface high pressure ridges into the

southeast states from the western Atlantic. Slightly higher winds

will be possible each afternoon near the coast in association 

with an enhanced seas breeze circulation.



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GMZ630>632-020915-

Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



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

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

Patchy fog after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in

the morning. 

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

less. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 

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

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

less. 

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

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

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

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

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

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



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GMZ633-634-020915-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



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

5 knots late this evening and early morning, then becoming

southeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog after midnight. 

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

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in

the morning. 

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

less. 

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

15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot

or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 

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

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to

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

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

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

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



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GMZ635-636-020915-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



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

5 knots late this evening, then becoming light and variable after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog after midnight. 

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

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

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

less. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. 

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



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GMZ650-655-020915-

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-

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



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

5 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas around 2 feet.

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. 

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

Dominant wave period 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 

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

2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds. A slight chance of

showers in the evening. 

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

Dominant wave period 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the

afternoon. 

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

2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds. 

.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 4 seconds. 



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GMZ670-675-020915-

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-

323 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Dominant wave period 5 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 5 seconds. 

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

2 feet. Dominant wave period 4 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 5 seconds. 

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

2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

2 feet. Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

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

Dominant wave period 6 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Dominant wave period 4 seconds. 



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