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FZUS54 KMOB 230900

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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



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.



GMZ600-232200-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.SYNOPSIS...

A trough of low pressure skirts west across the northern Gulf

today into Thursday. As this feature passes to the west, a light

northerly flow today becomes a light to moderate southerly flow

Thursday and Friday. A light southerly to southwesterly flow is

expected over the weekend. Chances of showers and storms

increase. Seas around 2 feet early in the period, builds slightly

to 3 to 4 feet Thursday night and Friday before settling to

around 2 feet over the weekend.



$$



GMZ630-232200-

Northern Mobile Bay-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east late. Waves

1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms late this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely

this afternoon. 

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

Smooth. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. 

.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the

morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot

or less. Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely,

mainly in the evening. 

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. Showers, thunderstorms.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. 

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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers

and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY...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 and thunderstorms in the morning, then a

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west

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



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-232200-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.

Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and

thunderstorms this afternoon. 

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

Light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the

evening. 

.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. Showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. A moderate chop. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms

in the evening, then thunderstorms likely after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then

around 2 feet in the afternoon. A moderate chop. Showers with

thunderstorms likely. 

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

Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

Light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the

morning. 

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

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

.SUNDAY...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 and thunderstorms in the morning, then a

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west

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



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-232200-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east early this

afternoon, then becoming southwest late. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this

morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning,

then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. 

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

Light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the

evening. 

.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.

Showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. A moderate chop. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms

in the evening, then thunderstorms likely after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms. 

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

Light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of

showers, mainly in the evening. 

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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers

and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

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

.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 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...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-232200-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late.

Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and

thunderstorms late this morning. Showers and thunderstorms this

afternoon. 

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

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

evening. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Showers and

thunderstorms. 

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

less. Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.

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

chop. Thunderstorms likely. Showers likely. 

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

5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

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

and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Smooth.

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-232200-

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-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east early this

afternoon, then becoming west late. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance

of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. 

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. 

.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the

evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Thunderstorms likely. Showers.

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A

chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

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

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-232200-

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-

400 AM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025



.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast early this

afternoon, then becoming northwest late. Seas around 2 feet this

morning, then 1 foot or less. Showers and thunderstorms likely

early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms

late this morning and afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after

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

Thunderstorms likely. Showers.

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Thunderstorms

likely. Showers.

.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Thunderstorms likely.

Showers.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers

and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the morning. 

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

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A

chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

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

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$