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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 AM CDT Mon May 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.



GMZ600-042100-

302 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A southerly flow will develop this afternoon and increase Tuesday

into Wednesday ahead of a cold front. A light northerly flow

develops late in the week behind the front.



$$



GMZ630-042100-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 knots

late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to around

10 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

chop. 

.TUESDAY...South 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. 

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

less. A moderate chop. 

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

moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around

2 feet. Choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the

morning, then 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A chance of

thunderstorms. Showers.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

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

chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to

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

A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. 

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

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

after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-042100-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around

5 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming

south around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

Smooth.

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

chop. 

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

less. A moderate chop. 

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

moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. A slight chance

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

a chance of showers after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

A moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming

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

moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of

thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance

of thunderstorms after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to

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

then 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. Showers likely with a

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

with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

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

after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-042100-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south this

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Smooth.

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

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

or less. A moderate chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY...South 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. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

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

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

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

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

the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots

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

likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a

chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms

after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-042100-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



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

this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

A moderate chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers

in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of

showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance

of thunderstorms after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to

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

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

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

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

of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-042100-

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 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at

5 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at

7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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

7 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at

5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of

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

likely in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming

northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at

5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers

in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to

10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:

Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds.

Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,

then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in

the afternoon. 

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

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds and east 1 foot at

3 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms

after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-042100-

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 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas

around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds,

becoming southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 

.TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...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 7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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

7 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at

5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A

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

thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:

South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A

chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after

midnight. 

.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to

5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south

3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of

thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a

slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 2 feet at

6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms

after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$