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Below you can compare the current operational version of
the Coastal Waters Forecast with the proposed version,
which includes enhanced wave detail over the ocean zones.
The wave detail version is displayed. To view the operational
version, hover the cursor over the forecast text below.
More information on this project can be found at this NWS page,
as well as the product description document. We are
seeking feedback on this over the next several months,
so please send us your input via this survey.
Please note this is an experimental product that is not
supported 24/7. Refer to the operational Coastal Waters Forecast
for all matters related to the protection of life and property.
GMZ600-200900-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.SYNOPSIS...A light to occasionally moderate onshore flow prevails
through Saturday night. A cold front moves across the marine area
on Sunday with a moderate offshore flow becoming prevalent into
early next week. Winds begin to subside and start to turn
easterly and then southeasterly by Tuesday.
GMZ630>632-200900-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.GMZ630>632-200915-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 feet in the afternoon. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
GMZ633-634-200900-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late.
Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in
the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.GMZ633-634-200915-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late.
Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Patchy fog in
the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
GMZ635-636-200900-
Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.GMZ635-636-200915-
Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Patchy fog late this evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
GMZ650-655-200900-
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-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: south 2 feet at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: south 1 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: south 1 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: west 2 feet at 5 seconds
and north 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 feet at
6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.GMZ650-655-200915-
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-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Dominant wave period 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then
1 foot or less. Dominant wave period 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Dominant wave period 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant wave period 3 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots,
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or
less. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Dominant wave
period 3 seconds.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
GMZ670-675-200900-
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-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: south 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: south 1 feet at
5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: north 3 feet at
4 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: north
3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.GMZ670-675-200915-
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-
356 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Dominant wave period 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant
wave period 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant wave period 4 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Dominant wave period
4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Dominant
wave period 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Dominant wave period
4 seconds.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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