564  
FZUS54 KMOB 160906  
CWFMOB  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
406 AM 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.  
 
GMZ600-162200-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY  
THIS MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT,  
FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF  
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.  
 
 
 
GMZ630-162200-  
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET.  
VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SMOOTH.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 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. 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.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ631-632-162200-  
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET. VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS,  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.  
ROUGH.   
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 EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT CHOP.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SMOOTH.   
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SMOOTH.   
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.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ633-634-162200-  
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. ROUGH.  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. CHOPPY.   
TUESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 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 AROUND  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SMOOTH.   
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.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ635-636-162200-  
WESTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-EASTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE THIS  
MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FEET. ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS  
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. CHOPPY.   
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  
NORTHEAST 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.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ650-655-162200-  
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-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. SHOWERS  
WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS,  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 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 AROUND 2 FEET.    
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 AROUND 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
GMZ670-675-162200-  
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-  
406 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 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.    
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  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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