172  
FZUS54 KMOB 170736  
CWFMOB  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
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.  
 
GMZ600-172000-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND  
THURSDAY NIGHT OVER OPEN GULF WATERS...  
 
MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY  
BECOME STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY FRIDAY  
AND THEN SOUTHWESTERLY OVER THE WEEKEND AS OVERALL INTENSITY  
DIMINISHES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.  
 

 
 
GMZ630-172000-  
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ631-632-172000-  
SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET IN THE  
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. A MODERATE CHOP. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY. SHOWERS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ633-634-172000-  
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS. A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SHOWERS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ635-636-172000-  
WESTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-EASTERN CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE THIS MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT  
CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. LIGHT  
CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ650-655-172000-  
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-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
4 SECONDS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH  
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SHOWERS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ670-675-172000-  
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-  
236 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH  
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND WEST 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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