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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 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.



GMZ600-041900-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to moderate onshore flow prevails through early Sunday

afternoon. Winds quickly turn northerly through the late

afternoon and evening hours on Sunday behind a cold front. A

moderate to strong offshore flow persists through Monday before

winds gradually turn easterly by Tuesday afternoon. Expect a few

rounds of small craft advisory-level conditions next week behind

the front with gusts nearing gale force possible.



$$



GMZ630-041900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

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

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

afternoon. 

.SATURDAY 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 thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then

showers likely after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest 10 to

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

Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Choppy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning,

then 1 foot or less. Choppy. A slight chance of showers. 

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

less. A moderate chop. 

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

A moderate chop. 

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

less, then around 2 feet after midnight. A moderate chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Choppy.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to

20 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. A slight

chance of showers after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-041900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot

or less. Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots with gusts up to

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

and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

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

in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to

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

Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to

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

after midnight. Choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance

of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers

after midnight. 

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to

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

chance of showers. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after

midnight. A moderate chop. 

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A

moderate chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around

2 feet after midnight. Choppy.

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Choppy. A slight chance of showers. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Choppy. A slight chance of showers. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-041900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. Patchy dense fog. 

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

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

or less. A moderate chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

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

chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after

midnight. 

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

Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to

20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Choppy. A chance

of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,

then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 

.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of

showers. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast

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

1 foot or less. A moderate chop. 

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

A moderate chop. 

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

less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight. A moderate chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-041900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. Patchy dense fog late. 

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

A moderate chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

less. Light chop. 

.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the

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

with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then

showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

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

1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in

the evening. 

.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of

showers. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast

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

1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in

the evening. 

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

A moderate chop. 

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

less. A moderate chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to

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

after midnight. Choppy. A slight chance of showers after

midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-041900-

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-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet. Patchy dense fog. 

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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

thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in

the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

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

25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a slight

chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of

showers after midnight. 

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to

25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of

showers, mainly in the morning. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance

of showers. 

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

occasionally to 5 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

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

8 feet after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,

occasionally to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet,

occasionally to 11 feet. A slight chance of showers. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-041900-

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-

124 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026



.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up

to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. 

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

20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

20 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to

4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms.

A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of

showers after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of

thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers

likely in the afternoon. 

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

30 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A slight

chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 

.MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to

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

6 feet. A chance of showers. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to

30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of

showers. 

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,

occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

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

20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to

8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after

midnight. A slight chance of showers. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,

occasionally to 14 feet. A chance of showers. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,

occasionally to 14 feet. A chance of showers. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$