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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 PM CDT Sun May 17 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.



GMZ600-180900-

302 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A light to occasionally moderate southeasterly flow will prevail

through Thursday. Seas will build slightly by Monday and Tuesday

then diminish Wednesday into Thursday.



$$



GMZ630-180900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026



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

Light chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

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

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

chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.



$$



GMZ631-632-180900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026



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

Light chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

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

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves

1 foot or less. A moderate chop. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Light chop. 

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth.

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

less. Smooth.

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

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

midnight. 

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

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

morning. 

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

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

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



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-180900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026



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

Light chop. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

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

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

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

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening,

becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.FRIDAY 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 after midnight. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-180900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around

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

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

Light chop. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

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

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

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

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots in the evening,

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

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 



$$



GMZ650-655-180900-

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 Sun May 17 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at

5 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east

after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at

7 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

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

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at

6 seconds. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet

in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at

6 seconds. 

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

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at

6 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms. 

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

Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-180900-

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 Sun May 17 2026



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. 

.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

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

5 seconds. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to

3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 

.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,

occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at

7 seconds. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

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

Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. 

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

2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. 

.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at

8 seconds. 

.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 

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

Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$