Gale Warning
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
Seas 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.
GMZ056-180730-
N Central Gulf of America Offshore Waters-
223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT..N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft in NE swell.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of America
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
GMZ057-180730-
NE Gulf of America N of 26N E of 87W-
223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SW to W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to
8 ft in W swell late. Scattered showers.
.SUN...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell.
Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
ALZ067-GAZ120>131-142>144-180130-
/O.CON.KTAE.WW.Y.0001.260118T0900Z-260118T1700Z/
Henry-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-
Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early-Miller-Baker-
Including the cities of Worth, Forrester, Clarks Mill, Ocilla,
Dickey, Doverel, Peterson Hill, Ashton, Shivers Mill, Mayhaw,
Blackwood, Red Rock, Pretoria, Bowens Mill, Springvale Station,
Cuthbert, Turner City, Waterloo, Early Co A/P, Fitzgerald,
Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Headland, Alfords, Jones Crossing,
Sunsweet, Elmodel Wma, Gordy, Georgetown, Graves, Colquitt,
Dawson Municipal A/P, Westwood, Headland Municipal A/P, Edison,
Queensland, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Morgan, Lawrenceville, Wire
Bridge, Sylvester Airport, Babcock, Centerville, Coles, Days
Crossroads, Union, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Ricks Place, Harding,
Herod, Newton, Cordrays Mill, Tifton, Screamer, East Albany,
Gammage, Bagby State Park, Lockett Crossing, Boykin, Ashburn,
Palmyra, Blakely, Hobby, Abba, Albany, Hawkinstown, Yeomans,
Leesburg, Benevolence, Milford, Arlington, Douglasville,
Enterprise, Bellview, Hoggard Mill, Sylvester, Cooktown,
Isabella, Springvale, Hatcher, Crossroads, Walker, Cuba, Dawson,
Fort Gaines, Williamsburg, Red Store Crossroads, Commissary Hill,
Abbeville, Irwinville, Moores Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Chula, and
Pecan
1223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026 /1123 AM CST Sat Jan 17 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM
CST/ TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Light snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one
inch.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama and south central and
southwest Georgia.
* WHEN...From 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ to noon EST /11 AM CST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Light accumulations will mainly be confined to grassy
surfaces.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
calling 5 1 1.
&&
$$
BS
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
ALZ069-FLZ011-GAZ145>148-155-156-180130-
/O.EXT.KTAE.WW.Y.0001.260118T0900Z-260118T1700Z/
Houston-Jackson-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-
Including the cities of Massee, Moultrie, Simsville, Pelham,
Berrien Co A/P, Spence Airport, Mitchell Co A/P, Cook Co A/P,
Laconte, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Donaldsonville A/P, Nashville,
Dothan, Bainbridge, Hanover, Davis Park, Seminole State Park,
Ausmac, Sneads, Donalsonville, Decatur Co A/P, Little Hope, West
Bainbridge, Riverturn, Browntown, Graceville, Pine Valley,
Marianna, Adel, Lynn, Branchville, Fairchild, Camilla, Weber,
Barneyville, Cottonwood, Malone, Greggs, Cottle, Steinham Store,
Cotton, Ashford, Richter Crossroads, and Bannockburn
1223 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026 /1123 AM CST Sat Jan 17 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO
NOON EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Light snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one
inch.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Panhandle Florida, and
south central and southwest Georgia.
* WHEN...From 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ to noon EST /11 AM CST/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Light accumulations will mainly be confined to grassy
surfaces.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
calling 5 1 1.
&&
$$
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1207 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
GMZ630>636-180200-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0005.260118T0000Z-260118T1200Z/
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay-
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
1207 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
1 to 2 ft expected.
* WHERE...Portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and
northwest Florida.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1207 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
GMZ650-655-180200-
/O.CON.KMOB.SC.Y.0005.260118T0000Z-260118T1500Z/
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola
FL out 20 NM-
1207 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
2 to 5 ft expected.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out
20 NM and Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL
to Pensacola FL out 20 NM.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1207 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
GMZ670-675-180200-
/O.EXT.KMOB.SC.Y.0005.260117T2100Z-260118T2100Z/
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-
1207 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas
4 to 7 ft expected.
* WHERE...Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to
60 NM and Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to
Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...Until 3 PM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1156 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
GMZ751-752-770-772-180300-
/O.CON.KTAE.SC.Y.0004.260117T2000Z-260118T2100Z/
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1056 AM CST Sat Jan 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt
and seas 5 to 7 ft expected.
* WHERE...Offshore Gulf waters from the Walton-Okaloosa County
line to Apalachicola from 20 to 60 nautical miles out, Coastal
waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out
20 NM, and Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL
out 20 NM.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 3 PM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20
to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to
produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous
conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering
response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and
falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls,
and dragging anchors.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1129 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026
GMZ530-532-534-536-538-555-557-575-577-171930-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0004.260118T0000Z-260118T1800Z/
Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas-Mississippi Sound-
Lake Borgne-Chandeleur Sound-Breton Sound-
Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out
20 NM-
Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm-
Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island
Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM-
1129 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
5 to 8 ft expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America.
* WHEN...From 6 PM Saturday to noon CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1129 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026
GMZ550-552-570-572-171930-
/O.CON.KLIX.SC.Y.0004.260117T1200Z-260118T1800Z/
Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River
LA out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya
River LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM-
1129 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts around 35 kt and
seas 6 to 9 ft expected.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower
Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm, Coastal waters from the
Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon
Louisiana out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Port Fourchon
Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM and
Coastal waters from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to
Port Fourchon Louisiana from 20 to 60 NM.
* WHEN...From 6 AM Saturday to noon CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
117 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
FLZ112-114-115-180900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0004.260117T0617Z-260118T0900Z/
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
117 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026 /1217 AM CST Sat Jan 17 2026/
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
&&
$$
