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FZUS54 KMOB 252002

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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 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.



GMZ600-260900-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

We transition out of our diurnal flow pattern mid to late week as

light to occasionally moderate southerly to southwesterly flow

becomes established Wednesday into Thursday. Flow gradually

shifts southeasterly late week into the weekend. Isolated to

scattered showers and storms can be expected each day with

locally higher seas and winds near storms.



$$



GMZ630-260900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.

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

thunderstorms early this evening. 

.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

or less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

Smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the

morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.

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

less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. Showers likely with a

chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with

thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

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

and thunderstorms. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of showers

and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance

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

midnight. 

.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the

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

and thunderstorms. 

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

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

A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after

midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-260900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west late.

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

thunderstorms early this evening. 

.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

or less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

Smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the

morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.

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

less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. Showers likely with

a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and

thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

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

and thunderstorms. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of showers

and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the

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

and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-260900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest

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

thunderstorms early this evening. 

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

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

and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

or less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

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

Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,

then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in

the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

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

Smooth. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.

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

southeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance

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

midnight. 

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

Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of

thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-260900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots this evening, becoming

light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms early this evening. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 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. 

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

less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest 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. 

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

less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in

the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

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

Smooth. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,

then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

southeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A chance

of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms,

mainly in the evening. 

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

Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-260900-

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-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms early this evening. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms late. 

.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Showers likely with a

chance of thunderstorms. 

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

less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of

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

after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers with

thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds and south 1 foot

at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast

1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming

southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-260900-

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-

302 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026



.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers

and thunderstorms in the morning. 

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

less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of

thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

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

less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of

showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,

then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers with

thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers

and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the

morning. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds and south 1 foot

at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast

1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming

southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A

chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

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

2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

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

midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$