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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

124 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 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.



GMZ600-250700-

124 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light easterly to southeasterly flow develops today with light

onshore flow lingering into Friday. A cold front will likely move

offshore as we head into the weekend bringing a moderate to

strong offshore flow to most marine waters.



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GMZ630-250700-

Northern Mobile Bay-

124 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south late.

Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Choppy.

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Choppy.

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

less. A moderate chop. 



$$



GMZ631-632-250700-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

124 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

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

Smooth.

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

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

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

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

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

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

less. Smooth.

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

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

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

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Choppy.

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

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around

2 feet. Choppy.



$$



GMZ633-634-250700-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

124 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

less. Smooth.

.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

less. A moderate chop. 



$$



GMZ635-636-250700-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

124 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south late.

Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

chop. 

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

moderate chop. 

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

less. A moderate chop. 



$$



GMZ650-655-250700-

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 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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

then around 2 feet after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

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

2 feet. 

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

the morning, then 1 foot or less. 

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

less. 

.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 

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

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

2 feet after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

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

20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to

5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. 



$$



GMZ670-675-250700-

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 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026



.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots

with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

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

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

less. 

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

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 

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

15 to 20 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...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to

4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet,

occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. 



$$