NWS marine alerts — Alabama waters
No active alerts for the Alabama marine zones listed below (checked Fri, Nov 13, 6:33 PM CST).
NOAA buoy 42012 · Orange Beach
Reading time: Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM CST (34 min before this page was built). Wave height from the Fri, Nov 13, 5:50 PM CST report. Wind is the average speed; knots converted from NOAA’s meters per second. NDBC station page
Water temperature · NOAA tide stations
NWS marine forecast
Straight from the National Weather Service office in Mobile. The two Gulf zones cover the water off Alabama out to 20 and 60 nautical miles.
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM
GMZ650
- Tonight
- North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds.
- Saturday
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
- Saturday Night
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Issued Fri, Nov 13, 2:58 PM CST. Full NWS forecast
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM
GMZ670
- Tonight
- North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
- Saturday
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds.
- Saturday Night
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Issued Fri, Nov 13, 2:58 PM CST. Full NWS forecast
South Mobile Bay
GMZ631
- Tonight
- North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday Night
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Issued Fri, Nov 13, 2:58 PM CST. Full NWS forecast
North Mobile Bay
GMZ630
- Tonight
- North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday Night
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Issued Fri, Nov 13, 2:58 PM CST. Full NWS forecast
Perdido Bay Area
GMZ633
- Tonight
- North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday
- North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
- Saturday Night
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Issued Fri, Nov 13, 2:58 PM CST. Full NWS forecast
Mississippi Sound
GMZ632
- Tonight
- North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday
- Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
- Saturday Night
- Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Issued Fri, Nov 13, 2:58 PM CST. Full NWS forecast
About these readings
Buoy 42012 sits off Orange Beach and is run by NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center. Its wave sensor does not report every hour, so when the newest report has no wave height we show the most recent one from the past three hours and say when it was taken. Water temperatures at Dauphin Island and Pensacola come from NOAA CO-OPS tide stations at the shoreline, so they run closer to bay water than to the open Gulf.
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Sources
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center, station 42012 (realtime standard meteorological data)
- NOAA CO-OPS Tides & Currents stations 8735180 (Dauphin Island) and 8729840 (Pensacola)
- National Weather Service, Mobile/Pensacola marine zone forecasts and alerts via api.weather.gov