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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.



GMZ600-041700-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A moderate to strong easterly flow continues today. Winds will

shift southeasterly to southerly tonight. Winds weaken to a light

southerly flow Wednesday, becoming a light and variable flow

Thursday into Friday. Winds shift out of the north, becoming

light to moderate late Friday night into the weekend as a cold

front moves south over area waters. Seas of 5 to 6 feet today

gradually decrease through mid-week.



$$



GMZ630-041700-

Northern Mobile Bay-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots late this evening and

early morning, becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Patchy fog

late. 

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

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

Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight

chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of

showers in the evening. 

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

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

showers in the afternoon. 

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

less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

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

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

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

A moderate chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-041700-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Patchy fog.

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

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

Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot

or less. Smooth.

.THURSDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

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

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

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

A moderate chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-041700-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

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

thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers. 

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

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

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot

or less. Smooth.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to

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

slight chance of showers. 

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

less. Smooth.

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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. 

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

Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-041700-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers likely

late this evening, then a chance of showers. 

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

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

thunderstorms in the morning. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

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

slight chance of showers. 

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

less. Smooth.

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

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

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 

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

Light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-041700-

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-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

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

7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of

thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers. 

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

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around

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

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

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

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast

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

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot

at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. 

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

10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the

evening. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

North 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the

afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North

1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at 3 seconds. 

.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-041700-

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-

1017 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026



.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

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

7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of

thunderstorms late this evening and early morning, then a chance

of showers late. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas around

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

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

the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot

at 5 seconds. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast

1 foot at 4 seconds. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at

4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 

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

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

1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight

chance of showers. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North

1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest

1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming north 2 feet at 3 seconds and

southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at

6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet,

building to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. A slight chance of

showers in the evening. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$