Coastal Marine Forecast
000 FZUS54 KMOB 160802 CWFMOB Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Mobile AL 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 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. GMZ600-162100- 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Moderate to strong easterly flow becomes established this morning into Thursday. Winds relax to light to occasionally moderate easterlies to end the week. Seas increase to 3 to 6 feet today, gradually diminishing through late week. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the marine waters through Thursday afternoon. $$ GMZ630-162100- Northern Mobile Bay- 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ631-632-162100- Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet this afternoon. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...North 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. 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. $$ GMZ633-634-162100- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System- 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ635-636-162100- Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .SATURDAY...Northeast 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming south 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...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ650-655-162100- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM- 302 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ670-675-162100- 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 Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$