Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Ferry Pass, FL
February 19, 2025 6:37 AM CST (12:37 UTC) Change Location
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GMZ655 Coastal Waters From Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl To Pensacola Fl Out 20 Nm- 249 Am Cst Wed Feb 19 2025
.small craft advisory in effect from 9 am cst this morning through late Thursday night - .
Today - East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 8 seconds. Rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon.
Tonight - North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 5 feet at 5 seconds.
Thursday - North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 5 feet at 5 seconds.
Thursday night - North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 3 feet at 7 seconds.
Friday - Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
Friday night - Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Saturday - East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Saturday night - Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
Sunday - North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 2 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
Sunday night - North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
GMZ600 249 Am Cst Wed Feb 19 2025
Synopsis - Southeasterly to easterly winds this morning become offshore by late morning as a surface low moves east across the northern gulf. Strong offshore flow will then persist this afternoon into tonight as the low moves east of the area and arctic high pressure builds in from the north. Winds will gradually subside Thursday night through Friday night.

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Lora Point Click for Map Wed -- 02:58 AM CST -0.20 feet Low Tide Wed -- 06:24 AM CST Sunrise Wed -- 09:58 AM CST Moonset Wed -- 04:07 PM CST 1.08 feet High Tide Wed -- 05:40 PM CST Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Lora Point, Escambia Bay, Pensacola Bay, Florida, Tide feet
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Pensacola Click for Map Wed -- 01:55 AM CST -0.17 feet Low Tide Wed -- 06:24 AM CST Sunrise Wed -- 09:58 AM CST Moonset Wed -- 03:31 PM CST 0.90 feet High Tide Wed -- 05:40 PM CST Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Pensacola, Florida, Tide feet
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Area Discussion for Mobile/Pensacola, FL
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FXUS64 KMOB 191127 AFDMOB
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 527 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
New AVIATION
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 527 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
Rain will move east of the area by mid morning. However, IFR to LIFR ceilings will persist for most of the day. There is some uncertainty on when IFR ceilings may lift to MVFR levels. The consensus of most guidance is for MVFR ceilings to become predominate by 22-00z, with ceilings potentially scattering out by 09-10z tomorrow morning. There is the possibility that IFR ceilings will persist more into tonight, so we will be watching this trend carefully. East to northeast winds this morning will back to north-northwest by this afternoon and become increasingly gusty. Expect sustained winds of 10-15 kt with gusts of 20-25 kt this afternoon through tonight, slightly higher along the immediate coastal areas. 34/JFB
PREV DISCUSSION
/issued 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025/
New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
NEAR TERM...
(Now through Thursday night)
Issued at 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
Wet and cool conditions persist through the rest of this morning becoming dry and bitterly cold as we head into tonight through Thursday night. The surface low responsible for ongoing moderate to locally heavy rainfall over the forecast area will shift east across the northern gulf through the morning hours. In its wake, strong cold advection takes hold and the forecast area quickly dries out with most areas dry by early afternoon. Today will likely feature a case of temperatures falling throughout the morning and afternoon hours, with highs mostly occurring early to mid morning. Expect temperatures to fall into the upper 30's and lower 40's west of the I-65 corridor with upper 40's to lower 50's by the afternoon hours east of the I-65 corridor.
As we head into tonight a strong pressure gradient remains over the area keeping winds elevated through the night. This plus strong cold advection of an arctic airmass will allow for temperatures to drop into the lower to middle 20's inland and upper 20's to lower 30's nearer the coast. Thanks to the stronger winds mentioned above, wind chills will fall to dangerously cold levels overnight tonight through Thursday morning, generally ranging around 10 to 20 degrees, coldest over interior southeastern Mississippi into interior southwestern Alabama. Given this, a Cold Weather Advisory goes into effect for all of the forecast area for late tonight through mid morning Thursday. Thursday highs will struggle to warm only making it into the upper 30's and lower 40's for interior portions of the forecast area and lower to middle 40's elsewhere. Thursday night will be another bitterly cold night in the lower to middle 20's for nearly all locations. This plus some elevated wind through the night will once again bring wind chills areawide into the 10 to 20 degree range, meaning another Cold Weather Advisory will likely be needed.
A Moderate risk of rip currents today becomes a low risk for Thursday. MM/25
SHORT & LONG TERM...
(Friday through Tuesday Friday night)
Issued at 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
The arctic high, centered over the OH/TN Valleys on Friday, will gradually weaken and shift east through the weekend. This will result in a gradual moderation of temperatures through the weekend. Friday, however, will still be very cold with highs only in the upper 40s/lower 50s. Mid and high level clouds will start to move into the area Friday night and this will likely prevent it from getting as cold as it otherwise would. It will still be cold though with lows in the upper 20s well inland with mid to upper 30s along the coast. Below normal temperatures will continue through the weekend, but it won't be as cold as what we see for this Thursday/Friday.
A series of shortwaves are forecast to move through in WNW-NW flow aloft over the weekend. The timing of the waves and the degree of any moisture return continues to be uncertain. For now, we will maintain small rain chances for Saturday night into Sunday. However, confidence in any rain is very low.
The cold weather will become a distant memory by early next week as southwesterly low level flow develops by Tuesday, allowing highs to warm well into the 70s. 34/JFB
MARINE...
Issued at 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
Southeasterly to easterly winds this morning become offshore by late morning as a surface low moves east across the northern Gulf. Strong offshore flow will then persist this afternoon into tonight as the low moves east of the area and arctic high pressure builds in from the north. Winds will gradually subside Thursday night through Friday night. A Small craft advisory is in effect for all marine areas. MM/25
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday for ALZ051>060-261>266.
FL...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday for FLZ201>206.
MS...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.
GM...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM this morning to 9 PM CST Thursday for GMZ630>632.
Small Craft Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 9 PM CST Thursday for GMZ633>636.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM CST Friday for GMZ650-670.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM this morning to 6 AM CST Friday for GMZ655-675.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 527 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
New AVIATION
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 527 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
Rain will move east of the area by mid morning. However, IFR to LIFR ceilings will persist for most of the day. There is some uncertainty on when IFR ceilings may lift to MVFR levels. The consensus of most guidance is for MVFR ceilings to become predominate by 22-00z, with ceilings potentially scattering out by 09-10z tomorrow morning. There is the possibility that IFR ceilings will persist more into tonight, so we will be watching this trend carefully. East to northeast winds this morning will back to north-northwest by this afternoon and become increasingly gusty. Expect sustained winds of 10-15 kt with gusts of 20-25 kt this afternoon through tonight, slightly higher along the immediate coastal areas. 34/JFB
PREV DISCUSSION
/issued 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025/
New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE
NEAR TERM...
(Now through Thursday night)
Issued at 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
Wet and cool conditions persist through the rest of this morning becoming dry and bitterly cold as we head into tonight through Thursday night. The surface low responsible for ongoing moderate to locally heavy rainfall over the forecast area will shift east across the northern gulf through the morning hours. In its wake, strong cold advection takes hold and the forecast area quickly dries out with most areas dry by early afternoon. Today will likely feature a case of temperatures falling throughout the morning and afternoon hours, with highs mostly occurring early to mid morning. Expect temperatures to fall into the upper 30's and lower 40's west of the I-65 corridor with upper 40's to lower 50's by the afternoon hours east of the I-65 corridor.
As we head into tonight a strong pressure gradient remains over the area keeping winds elevated through the night. This plus strong cold advection of an arctic airmass will allow for temperatures to drop into the lower to middle 20's inland and upper 20's to lower 30's nearer the coast. Thanks to the stronger winds mentioned above, wind chills will fall to dangerously cold levels overnight tonight through Thursday morning, generally ranging around 10 to 20 degrees, coldest over interior southeastern Mississippi into interior southwestern Alabama. Given this, a Cold Weather Advisory goes into effect for all of the forecast area for late tonight through mid morning Thursday. Thursday highs will struggle to warm only making it into the upper 30's and lower 40's for interior portions of the forecast area and lower to middle 40's elsewhere. Thursday night will be another bitterly cold night in the lower to middle 20's for nearly all locations. This plus some elevated wind through the night will once again bring wind chills areawide into the 10 to 20 degree range, meaning another Cold Weather Advisory will likely be needed.
A Moderate risk of rip currents today becomes a low risk for Thursday. MM/25
SHORT & LONG TERM...
(Friday through Tuesday Friday night)
Issued at 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
The arctic high, centered over the OH/TN Valleys on Friday, will gradually weaken and shift east through the weekend. This will result in a gradual moderation of temperatures through the weekend. Friday, however, will still be very cold with highs only in the upper 40s/lower 50s. Mid and high level clouds will start to move into the area Friday night and this will likely prevent it from getting as cold as it otherwise would. It will still be cold though with lows in the upper 20s well inland with mid to upper 30s along the coast. Below normal temperatures will continue through the weekend, but it won't be as cold as what we see for this Thursday/Friday.
A series of shortwaves are forecast to move through in WNW-NW flow aloft over the weekend. The timing of the waves and the degree of any moisture return continues to be uncertain. For now, we will maintain small rain chances for Saturday night into Sunday. However, confidence in any rain is very low.
The cold weather will become a distant memory by early next week as southwesterly low level flow develops by Tuesday, allowing highs to warm well into the 70s. 34/JFB
MARINE...
Issued at 238 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2025
Southeasterly to easterly winds this morning become offshore by late morning as a surface low moves east across the northern Gulf. Strong offshore flow will then persist this afternoon into tonight as the low moves east of the area and arctic high pressure builds in from the north. Winds will gradually subside Thursday night through Friday night. A Small craft advisory is in effect for all marine areas. MM/25
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday for ALZ051>060-261>266.
FL...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday for FLZ201>206.
MS...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.
GM...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM this morning to 9 PM CST Thursday for GMZ630>632.
Small Craft Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 9 PM CST Thursday for GMZ633>636.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM CST Friday for GMZ650-670.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM this morning to 6 AM CST Friday for GMZ655-675.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL | 8 mi | 50 min | 61°F | 30.03 | ||||
WKXA1 - Weeks Bay Reserve, AL | 36 mi | 113 min | SE 1.9 | 53°F | 30.04 | 53°F | ||
BSCA1 - Bon Secour, AL | 37 mi | 98 min | SE 19 | 56°F | 29.98 | |||
42012 - Orange Beach AL Buoy | 38 mi | 38 min | ESE 14G | 57°F | 65°F | 30.02 | 54°F | |
EFLA1 | 45 mi | 68 min | 56°F | 56°F | ||||
PTOA1 | 47 mi | 68 min | 53°F | 53°F | ||||
FRMA1 | 48 mi | 50 min | 29.98 | |||||
MCGA1 - 8736897 - Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL | 48 mi | 50 min | 59°F | 29.99 | ||||
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL | 48 mi | 50 min | 55°F | 30.02 | ||||
MBPA1 | 49 mi | 68 min | 55°F | 55°F |
Wind History for Pensacola, FL
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Airport Reports
Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Air | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KPNS PENSACOLA INTL,FL | 4 sm | 14 min | ESE 14 | 5 sm | Overcast | Hvy Rain Mist | 54°F | 52°F | 94% | 29.99 |
KNPA PENSACOLA NAS/FORREST SHERMAN FIELD,FL | 14 sm | 41 min | SE 11 | 3 sm | Overcast | Hvy Rain Mist | 55°F | 54°F | 94% | 30.02 |
KNDZ WHITING FIELD NAS SOUTH,FL | 15 sm | 41 min | ENE 07 | 3 sm | Overcast | Rain Mist | 50°F | 50°F | 100% | 30.04 |
KNSE WHITING FIELD NAS NORTH,FL | 16 sm | 41 min | ENE 04 | 3 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain Mist | 48°F | 48°F | 100% | 30.03 |
Link to 1 hour of 5 minute data for KPNS
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KPNS
Wind History Graph: PNS
(wind in knots)GEOS Local Image of Southeast
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