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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 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.



GMZ600-101000-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to moderate easterly flow develops through tonight over

the bays and near shore waters while a moderate to occasionally

strong flow continues well offshore. A light to moderate easterly

to southeasterly flow develops Friday and becomes southeasterly

for Saturday through Tuesday.



$$



GMZ630-101000-

Northern Mobile Bay-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this

evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...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. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 

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

moderate chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 

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

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 



$$



GMZ631-632-101000-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet this

evening, then 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast

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

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in

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

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

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

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

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

or less. A moderate chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

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

moderate chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

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

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

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

less. Light chop. 



$$



GMZ633-634-101000-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



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

chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after

midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

or less. A moderate chop. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 

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

moderate chop. 

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

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

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

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

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

less. Light chop. 



$$



GMZ635-636-101000-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



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

chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast with gusts

up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

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

moderate chop. 

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

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

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

Light chop. 

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

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



$$



GMZ650-655-101000-

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-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



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

with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet,

occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at

7 seconds. 

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

Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast

4 feet at 7 seconds. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast

after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 

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

afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at

6 seconds. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet

at 6 seconds. 

.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at

6 seconds. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to

5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

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

7 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

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

7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at

7 seconds. 

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

3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 



$$



GMZ670-675-101000-

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-

422 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...



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

20 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,

occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. 

.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to

8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast with

gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet,

occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at

7 seconds. 

.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

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

2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

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

20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:

Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 

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

20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave

Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet,

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

7 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around

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

7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

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

7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to

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

7 seconds. 



$$