Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Gulf Shores, AL
May 19, 2024 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 5:53 AM Sunset 7:43 PM Moonrise 4:19 PM Moonset 3:32 AM |
GMZ650 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- 914 Pm Cdt Sun May 19 2024
Rest of tonight - West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Monday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Monday night - South winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 7 seconds and east 1 foot at 2 seconds.
Tuesday - Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Tuesday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Wednesday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Wednesday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds.
Thursday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
Thursday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Friday - South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Friday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds.
GMZ600 914 Pm Cdt Sun May 19 2024
Synopsis - Primarily a light west to northwest flow continues tonight through Monday night, but winds could become light and variable at times. Light south to southeasterly flow is then expected Tuesday through Friday. Seas generally remain 2 feet or less through the period.
Area Discussion for - Mobile/Pensacola, FL
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FXUS64 KMOB 192303 AFDMOB
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 603 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
New AVIATION
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 603 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
VFR conditions are expected to prevail through Monday, with the exception of possible late night fog. Winds become light and variable by early this evening, then an east to southeast flow at 5 to 10 knots is expected on Monday. /29
PREV DISCUSSION
/issued 329 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024/
New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
NEAR TERM...
(Now through Monday)
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Dry conditions will persist tonight through Monday as deep ridging becomes reestablished across Mississippi, Alabama and the western Florida panhandle and the upper trough moves off the Atlantic coast.
Subsidence from the riding should prevent any showers or storms from developing, and also allow for daytime temperatures to heat up on Monday. Skies should be mostly clear tonight, and then partly cloudy on Monday. Light and variable winds for most locations tonight, expect for near the coast where a light offshore flow may persist.
Primarily light easterly winds across most of the area on Monday, but with a slightly stronger onshore flow along the coast during the afternoon hours.
Lows tonight will be above normal, ranging from the low to mid 60s over interior locations and from the mid/upper 60s to the lower 70s closer to and along the coast. High temperatures Monday primarily be in the upper 80s for most locations, with a few lower 90s possible over interior southeast Mississippi and in the mid 80s along the immediate coast. DS/12
SHORT TERM...
(Monday night through Wednesday night)
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
An eastward tilted upper level ridge has moved over the Mississippi River, with an upper level trough off the East Coast. Shortwave energy is directed south over the Southeast through the Short Term in response to this configuration, but with a drier airmass moving over the region, no rain is expected. Temperatures above seasonal norms are expected, with mid 80s to around 90 expected for high temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. Low temperatures in the mid 60s to low 70s are expected over most of the forecast area through the period, except for low 60s over northeastern-most portions of the forecast area.
Even with an increasing tidal cycle into mid week, light and variable flow south of the coast will bring weak onshore swell and a low risk of rip currents into mid week.
/16
LONG TERM...
(Thursday through Sunday)
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
By Thursday, the upper ridge has shifted east a bit. It then flattens Friday into Saturday, as an upper level shortwave trough approaches and moves over the Southeast. A surface ridge builds west over the Gulf of Mexico mid week on, with organized southerly flow moving Gulf moisture inland. Guidance is becoming more consistent with the amount and placement of the moisture return. The latest guidance is placing the better moisture further north over the Southeast, and with that, keeping better PoPs for Friday and Saturday generally north of Highway 84. Have a bit better confidence with this more consistent pattern. Temperatures remain at or above seasonal norms through the Extended.
/16
MARINE...
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Primarily light west to northwest flow tonight through Monday night, but at times light and variable. Light south to southeasterly flow is then expected Tuesday through Thursday. Seas generally remaining 2 feet or less through the period. No significant hazards to small craft are expected. DS/12
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Mobile 66 88 67 88 68 87 68 88 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pensacola 70 85 69 84 70 85 70 85 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Destin 71 85 70 84 72 84 72 85 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evergreen 64 87 63 88 64 90 66 90 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waynesboro 63 89 64 90 67 90 66 90 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Camden 64 86 63 88 65 89 66 88 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Crestview 64 88 63 88 64 89 65 90 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 603 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
New AVIATION
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 603 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
VFR conditions are expected to prevail through Monday, with the exception of possible late night fog. Winds become light and variable by early this evening, then an east to southeast flow at 5 to 10 knots is expected on Monday. /29
PREV DISCUSSION
/issued 329 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024/
New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
NEAR TERM...
(Now through Monday)
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Dry conditions will persist tonight through Monday as deep ridging becomes reestablished across Mississippi, Alabama and the western Florida panhandle and the upper trough moves off the Atlantic coast.
Subsidence from the riding should prevent any showers or storms from developing, and also allow for daytime temperatures to heat up on Monday. Skies should be mostly clear tonight, and then partly cloudy on Monday. Light and variable winds for most locations tonight, expect for near the coast where a light offshore flow may persist.
Primarily light easterly winds across most of the area on Monday, but with a slightly stronger onshore flow along the coast during the afternoon hours.
Lows tonight will be above normal, ranging from the low to mid 60s over interior locations and from the mid/upper 60s to the lower 70s closer to and along the coast. High temperatures Monday primarily be in the upper 80s for most locations, with a few lower 90s possible over interior southeast Mississippi and in the mid 80s along the immediate coast. DS/12
SHORT TERM...
(Monday night through Wednesday night)
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
An eastward tilted upper level ridge has moved over the Mississippi River, with an upper level trough off the East Coast. Shortwave energy is directed south over the Southeast through the Short Term in response to this configuration, but with a drier airmass moving over the region, no rain is expected. Temperatures above seasonal norms are expected, with mid 80s to around 90 expected for high temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. Low temperatures in the mid 60s to low 70s are expected over most of the forecast area through the period, except for low 60s over northeastern-most portions of the forecast area.
Even with an increasing tidal cycle into mid week, light and variable flow south of the coast will bring weak onshore swell and a low risk of rip currents into mid week.
/16
LONG TERM...
(Thursday through Sunday)
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
By Thursday, the upper ridge has shifted east a bit. It then flattens Friday into Saturday, as an upper level shortwave trough approaches and moves over the Southeast. A surface ridge builds west over the Gulf of Mexico mid week on, with organized southerly flow moving Gulf moisture inland. Guidance is becoming more consistent with the amount and placement of the moisture return. The latest guidance is placing the better moisture further north over the Southeast, and with that, keeping better PoPs for Friday and Saturday generally north of Highway 84. Have a bit better confidence with this more consistent pattern. Temperatures remain at or above seasonal norms through the Extended.
/16
MARINE...
Issued at 327 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Primarily light west to northwest flow tonight through Monday night, but at times light and variable. Light south to southeasterly flow is then expected Tuesday through Thursday. Seas generally remaining 2 feet or less through the period. No significant hazards to small craft are expected. DS/12
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Mobile 66 88 67 88 68 87 68 88 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pensacola 70 85 69 84 70 85 70 85 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Destin 71 85 70 84 72 84 72 85 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evergreen 64 87 63 88 64 90 66 90 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waynesboro 63 89 64 90 67 90 66 90 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Camden 64 86 63 88 65 89 66 88 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Crestview 64 88 63 88 64 89 65 90 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
BSCA1 - Bon Secour, AL | 10 mi | 194 min | 82°F | 29.90 | ||||
WKXA1 - Weeks Bay Reserve, AL | 14 mi | 119 min | 0 | 73°F | 29.95 | 72°F | ||
42012 - Orange Beach AL Buoy | 15 mi | 44 min | WSW 7.8G | 79°F | 80°F | 29.92 | 74°F | |
FRMA1 | 16 mi | 56 min | SSW 5.1G | 80°F | 29.92 | 80°F | ||
DILA1 | 20 mi | 56 min | W 4.1G | 79°F | 82°F | 29.92 | ||
DPHA1 | 21 mi | 194 min | 83°F | 83°F | 29.38 | |||
EFLA1 | 21 mi | 56 min | 80°F | 71°F | ||||
CRTA1 - Cedar Point, AL | 24 mi | 164 min | 84°F | 30.33 | ||||
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL | 28 mi | 56 min | NW 1.9G | 77°F | 29.92 | |||
MBPA1 | 29 mi | 56 min | 76°F | 70°F | ||||
MCGA1 - 8736897 - Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL | 34 mi | 56 min | W 1.9G | 78°F | 79°F | 29.93 | ||
PTOA1 | 35 mi | 56 min | 79°F | 70°F | ||||
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL | 37 mi | 56 min | 78°F | 78°F | 29.95 | |||
GDXM6 - Grand Bay Reserve, MS | 40 mi | 119 min | W 2.9 | 79°F | 29.95 | 74°F | ||
PTBM6 - 8741003 - Petit Bois Island, MS | 43 mi | 56 min | SSW 6G | 78°F | 29.92 | |||
PNLM6 - 8741533 - Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS | 47 mi | 56 min | 78°F |
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Airport Reports
EDIT HIDE  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KJKA JACK EDWARDS NATIONAL,AL | 4 sm | 28 min | calm | 4 sm | Clear | Mist | 73°F | 73°F | 100% | 29.92 |
KCQF H L SONNY CALLAHAN,AL | 18 sm | 28 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 68°F | 66°F | 94% | 29.93 | |
KNPA PENSACOLA NAS/FORREST SHERMAN FIELD,FL | 21 sm | 1.8 hrs | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 79°F | 72°F | 79% | 29.91 |
Bon Secour
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Sun -- 12:12 AM CDT 0.89 feet High Tide
Sun -- 01:50 AM CDT 0.88 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:32 AM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:54 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 10:22 AM CDT 1.38 feet High Tide
Sun -- 04:19 PM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 07:32 PM CDT 0.52 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 07:40 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 12:12 AM CDT 0.89 feet High Tide
Sun -- 01:50 AM CDT 0.88 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:32 AM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:54 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 10:22 AM CDT 1.38 feet High Tide
Sun -- 04:19 PM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 07:32 PM CDT 0.52 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 07:40 PM CDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Bon Secour, Bon Secour River, Alabama, Tide feet
12 am |
0.9 |
1 am |
0.9 |
2 am |
0.9 |
3 am |
0.9 |
4 am |
0.9 |
5 am |
1 |
6 am |
1.1 |
7 am |
1.2 |
8 am |
1.3 |
9 am |
1.3 |
10 am |
1.4 |
11 am |
1.4 |
12 pm |
1.3 |
1 pm |
1.2 |
2 pm |
1 |
3 pm |
0.9 |
4 pm |
0.7 |
5 pm |
0.6 |
6 pm |
0.6 |
7 pm |
0.5 |
8 pm |
0.5 |
9 pm |
0.6 |
10 pm |
0.6 |
11 pm |
0.7 |
Mobile Bay Entrance
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Sun -- 12:17 AM CDT 0.05 knots Min Flood
Sun -- 03:33 AM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:55 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 06:24 AM CDT 0.28 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 09:46 AM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 02:56 PM CDT -0.64 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 04:20 PM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 07:41 PM CDT Sunset
Sun -- 08:08 PM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 12:17 AM CDT 0.05 knots Min Flood
Sun -- 03:33 AM CDT Moonset
Sun -- 05:55 AM CDT Sunrise
Sun -- 06:24 AM CDT 0.28 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 09:46 AM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 02:56 PM CDT -0.64 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 04:20 PM CDT Moonrise
Sun -- 07:41 PM CDT Sunset
Sun -- 08:08 PM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Mobile Bay Entrance, Alabama Current, knots
12 am |
0 |
1 am |
0.1 |
2 am |
0.1 |
3 am |
0.1 |
4 am |
0.2 |
5 am |
0.2 |
6 am |
0.3 |
7 am |
0.3 |
8 am |
0.2 |
9 am |
0.1 |
10 am |
-0 |
11 am |
-0.2 |
12 pm |
-0.4 |
1 pm |
-0.5 |
2 pm |
-0.6 |
3 pm |
-0.6 |
4 pm |
-0.6 |
5 pm |
-0.5 |
6 pm |
-0.4 |
7 pm |
-0.2 |
8 pm |
-0 |
9 pm |
0.1 |
10 pm |
0.3 |
11 pm |
0.4 |
Mobile, AL,
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