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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 PM CDT Wed Sep 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.



GMZ600-100900-

302 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A moderate easterly flow will persist through this evening. Small

craft operators on the Gulf should exercise caution through this

evening. Light onshore flow returns for the rest of the week into

the weekend. Seas around 2 to 3 feet will subside to around

1 foot Thursday through the remainder of the forecast.

Waterspouts are possible early each morning.



$$



GMZ630-100900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026



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

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

thunderstorms after midnight. 

.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast 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...South 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. 

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

chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

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

Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the

evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

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

Light chop. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the

morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

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

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

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

a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...South 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. 

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

Smooth.

.MONDAY...Northeast 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. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-100900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026



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

chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance

of thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

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

Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the

evening, then showers likely after midnight. 

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

Light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the

morning. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South 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...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

Smooth.

.MONDAY...East 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. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-100900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026



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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

and thunderstorms. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to

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

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

a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots

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

thunderstorms. Showers.

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

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

in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

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

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

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

and thunderstorms. 

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

Smooth.

.MONDAY...Northeast 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. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest

after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-100900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026



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

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

until early morning, then a slight chance of showers late. 

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

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

and thunderstorms. 

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

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

evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots

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

thunderstorms. Showers.

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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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

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

thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

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

the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

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

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

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

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

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

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-100900-

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 Wed Sep 9 2026



.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of

thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers. A chance of

thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming

southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers

likely, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely

with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

Showers, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers

likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

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

less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance

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

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. 

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

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. 

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

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms. 

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

Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-100900-

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 Wed Sep 9 2026



.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to

10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at

5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early

this evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the

morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at

5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of

thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 

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

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

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

thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a

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

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

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

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

thunderstorms in the morning. 

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

Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. 

.MONDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave

Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers

and thunderstorms in the morning. 

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

less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$