FZUS54 KMOB 160538 CWFMOB Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Mobile AL 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 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. GMZ600-161800- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Light easterly winds will persist through the tonight, slowly becoming more southwesterly Friday morning. Strong northerly winds are forecast for Friday night as a strong cold front passes over area waters. A Gale watch is in effect for all coastal waters Friday night, transitioning to offshore Saturday. A Small Craft Advisory is likely for protected waters Saturday as northerly winds begin to ease. Strong easterly winds will become established over the weekend into early next week. $$ GMZ630-161800- Northern Mobile Bay- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming northeast around 5 knots late. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Very rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Very rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Rough. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. $$ GMZ631-632-161800- Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Very rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Very rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Rough. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots in the morning. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Light chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. A moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ633-634-161800- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north after midnight. Gusts up to 35 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Rough. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Choppy. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. $$ GMZ635-636-161800- Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. Smooth. .FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Rough. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Choppy. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves around 2 feet. A moderate chop. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. $$ GMZ650-655-161800- 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- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas around 2 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming northwest 4 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ670-675-161800- 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- 1238 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north 3 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .SATURDAY...North winds 30 to 35 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$