NWS Forecast

FZUS54 KMOB 092053
CWFMOB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
353 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM

GMZ600-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 60 NM INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY-
353 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

SYNOPSIS
A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL ALLOW SURFACE RIDGING TO DEVELOP WEST ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY...A SURFACE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MARINE AREA AND MOVE
EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE EVENING. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
APPROACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.  A
BETTER CHANCE OF REACHING SMALL CRAFT LEVELS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. WAVE
HEIGHTS INCREASING A FEW HOURS AFTER THE WINDS INCREASE. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN OVER THE MARINE AREA RATHER QUICKLY ON
MONDAY..WITH AN EXPECTED DROP OFF IN THE WINDS DURING THE DAY. ONSHORE
WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GETS
ORGANIZED ACROSS TEXAS AND MOVES NORTHEAST.

GMZ630-100330-
/O.ROU.KMOB.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
353 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.

MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR
LESS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS.  BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20
KNOTS. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

GMZ650-655-100330-
/O.ROU.KMOB.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
353 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING
TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND
COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.

SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH.

MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2
FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.

MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.

TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE EVENING AND SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS
CHOPPY TO ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

GMZ670-675-100330-
/O.ROU.KMOB.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
353 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET.

TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
1 TO 3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.