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NWS Forecast

FZUS54 KMOB 130316
CWFMOB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN 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.

GMZ600-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR DESTIN FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 60 NM INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY-
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

SYNOPSIS
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES
WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DECREASED OVER THE MARINE AREA AS EXPECTED.
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW BECOMING MORE
NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT AND THEN EAST EARLY MONDAY BEFORE BECOMING
SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE MONDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST. THE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER LOUISIANA. THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST LATE
TUESDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW WILL SWITCH TO
OFFSHORE AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A LIGHT SOUTHEAST
ONSHORE FLOW WILL REDEVELOP FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.



GMZ630-130930-
MOBILE BAY-
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOME SMOOTH.

MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.

TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. BAY WATERS
A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.



GMZ650-655-130930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP.

MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS ROUGH. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL
WATERWAYS ROUGH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS
A LIGHT CHOP.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAYS
AND COASTAL WATERWAYS SMOOTH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO
ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND
COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH.



GMZ670-675-130930-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.

MONDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AROUND
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20
KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.