NWS Forecast

FZUS54 KMOB 152118
CWFMOB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
418 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM

GMZ600-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 60 NM INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY-
418 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

SYNOPSIS
A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH NEARS THE COAST LATER THIS
EVENING. AS A RESULT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME BETTER
DEVELOPED LATER TONIGHT. THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE MARINE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON...GIVING WAY TO A LIGHT TO
MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF STRONGER COLD FRONT WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.

GMZ630-160930-
MOBILE BAY-
418 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10
KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY WEST NEAR SUNRISE. BAY
WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH. WIND AND WAVES HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BECOMING BETTER DEVELOPED LATER THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP LATE. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING
MOSTLY SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT
WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST THEN WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS MOSTLY SMOOTH EARLY
BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CHOPPY TO ROUGH
OVERNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE  AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN
THE AFTERNOON.

GMZ650-655-160930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
418 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH THEN
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS MOSTLY SMOOTH. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
BECOMING BETTER DEVELOPED LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

MONDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS MOSTLY SMOOTH.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY SMOOTH
IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT
WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERWAYS SMOOTH BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS SMOOTH.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST THEN SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 20
KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH
OVERNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 15
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.

GMZ670-675-160930-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
418 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH THEN
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE.

WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.

THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.