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FZUS54 KMOB 120802

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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 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.



GMZ600-122100-

302 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

Light southerly to southwesterly flow prevails this weekend. A

light diurnal flow pattern sets up Monday into Tuesday, becoming

a moderate to strong easterly flow by Wednesday. 1 foot seas

persist through Tuesday before increasing quickly Wednesday to

3 to 6 feet. Waterspouts are possible early each morning.



$$



GMZ630-122100-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026



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

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

thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly this morning. 

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

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

less. Smooth.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast

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

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east

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

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

moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-122100-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026



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

Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly this

morning. 

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

Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

thunderstorms. 

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

less. Smooth.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest

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

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast

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

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east

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

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less,

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. A moderate chop. A slight

chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the

morning. 

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

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-122100-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026



.TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest this

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

thunderstorms. Showers until late afternoon, then a chance of

showers late. 

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

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 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. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south around

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

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

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east

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

chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

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

15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Choppy. A slight

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to

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



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-122100-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026



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

Light chop. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms until late

afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

late. 

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

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest

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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east

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

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

moderate chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-122100-

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 Sat Sep 12 2026



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

Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely this morning. A

chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this

afternoon. 

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

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

a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

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

thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west around

5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the morning. 

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

northwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:

Southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

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

the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot

at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east

15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to

3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and

southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to

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

6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

7 seconds. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-122100-

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 Sat Sep 12 2026



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

Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and

thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms late. 

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

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

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

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

thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southwest 1 foot at

5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

morning. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the

afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and

southwest 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 1 foot at

3 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to

20 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet

after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds and

southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 4 seconds.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,

occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to

9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds,

becoming east 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and

thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,

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



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$