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FZUS54 KMOB 170053

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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 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.



GMZ600-171300-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

A strong cold front pushed through the coastal waters early this

morning. Strong offshore flow follows, with very strong

immediately behind the front. Gale conditions are expected for a

large portion of the marine area through the day today. Strong

offshore flow will persist through Tuesday morning, with winds

and seas gradually diminishing by midweek and becoming more

easterly.



$$



GMZ630-171300-

Northern Mobile Bay-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...



.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 15 to

20 knots late this evening and overnight. Waves around 2 feet.

Rough.

.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after

midnight. 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...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 10 to

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 



$$



GMZ631-632-171300-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...



.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet.

Choppy.

.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the

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

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

less. Light chop. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 



$$



GMZ633-634-171300-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...



.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 10 to

15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet this evening, then 1 foot or less.

Rough.

.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A

moderate chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming

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

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

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west

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

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

less. Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 10 to

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 



$$



GMZ635-636-171300-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...



.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 10 to

15 knots late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.

Rough.

.TUESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot

or less. Smooth.

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth.

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

less. Smooth.

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

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

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

Light chop. 

.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest 10 to

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to

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

chop. 



$$



GMZ650-655-171300-

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-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...



.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 15 to

20 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet,

occasionally to 6 feet. 

.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,

diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to

4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around

2 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or

less. 

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

the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 

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

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

2 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around

2 feet. 



$$



GMZ670-675-171300-

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-

752 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...



.TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.

Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. 

.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,

diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the

afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to

2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

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

in the evening, then 1 foot or less. 

.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less,

then around 2 feet in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around

2 feet. 

.SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around

2 feet. 



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