North Mobile Bay Marine Forecast
| Today...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts Up To 20 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. A Moderate Chop. |
| Tonight...Northeast Winds 10 To 15 Knots, Becoming East 15 To 20 Knots After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Choppy. |
| Friday...Tropical Storm Conditions Expected With Hurricane Conditions Possible. East Winds 20 To 25 Knots With Gusts Up To 30 Knots, Increasing To 30 To 40 Knots In The Afternoon. Waves 2 To 3 Feet. Extremely Rough. A Slight Chance Of Showers Late In The Morning. Showers Likely In The Afternoon. |
| Friday Night...Hurricane Conditions Expected. Northeast Winds 50 To 60 Knots With Gusts Up To 70 Knots, Becoming North 40 To 50 Knots After Midnight. Waves 3 To 5 Feet. Extremely Rough. Showers. A Slight Chance Of Thunderstorms Late In The Evening, Then A Chance Of Thunderstorms After Midnight. |
| Saturday...Tropical Storm Conditions Possible. South Winds 25 To 30 Knots. Waves 2 To 4 Feet. Very Rough. A Chance Of Thunderstorms In The Morning. Showers Until Late Afternoon, Then A Chance Of Showers Late. |
| Saturday Night...Southwest Winds 15 To 20 Knots With Gusts Up To 25 Knots, Becoming West 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Waves 2 To 3 Feet In The Evening, Then 1 Foot Or Less. Choppy. A Chance Of Showers Until Early Morning, Then A Slight Chance Of Showers Late. |
| Sunday...West Winds 5 To 10 Knots. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Light Chop. A Slight Chance Of Showers Until Late Afternoon. |
| Sunday Night...West Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northwest After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Smooth. |
| Monday...North Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming West Around 5 Knots In The Afternoon. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Smooth. |
| Monday Night...Southwest Winds Around 5 Knots, Becoming Northwest After Midnight. Waves 1 Foot Or Less. Smooth. Winds And Waves Higher In And Near Thunderstorms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion ...Correction National Weather Service Mobile AL 133am CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 ...New .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 130am CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 - Hurricane/Storm Surge Warning in effect for the coast. Hurricane/Tropical Storm Watches expanded inland. - Tropical Storm Isaias continues to strengthen and is forecast to approach the northern Gulf coast late Friday. - Increasing concern for significant impacts to the local area from Isaias including high winds, high surf, rip currents, storm surge, flash flooding, and tornadoes. Issued at 130am CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Have issued a Flash Flood watch for our coastal counties along with Escambia, and Covington counties in Alabama. Timing is 18z Friday to 18z Saturday. /16 Issued at 1157pm CDT Wednesday Oct 7 2026 Through Saturday night...The forecast is dominated by Isaias, which has developed over the southwestern Gulf, and as of 03z/10pm, is a tropical storm. Isaias is expected to move more northeast, then north from its current east-northeasterly movement later tonight into Friday, moving onshore in the Mobile CWA (County Warning Area) coastal area Friday night. There has been a consistent shift in the forecasted point of moving onshore, currently near Pensacola, with the 10pm/03z NHC issuance. The movement of Isaias is governed by an upper low over southern Louisiana/southwest Texas and an upper ridge stretching west over Florida, with the ultimate path leaning towards AI models. How this contention between upper low and ridge plays out will likely see some adjustments in path as Isaias moves onshore Friday night. Guidance is indicating drier air being ingested Saturday from the southwest, with higher Probability of Precipitation shifting east and north of the forecast area Saturday into Saturday night. Will need to address the possibility of a Flash Flood Watch for part of the forecast area in future issuances, with the possiblity coming into the 48hr time frame. Will let day shift handle this for now. With the 10pm issuance, the Hurricane Watch for area waters and coastal counties has been updated to a Hurricane Warning. Otherwise, no WWA changes made. Looking at temperatures, high temperatures in the mid/upper 80s Thursday drop into the upper 70s to low 80s for Saturday. Low temperatures ranging from around 60 north of Highway 84 to around 70 along the coast area expected into the weekend. Sunday through Wednesday, as Isaias continues to move north over the eastern Conus, the upper ridge over the Caribbean shifts west to over the Gulf. A dry airmass moves over the Southeast in the wake of Isaias. Combined with the upper ridge, high temperatures quickly rise into the mid/upper 80s, with low temperatures remaining in the around 60 well inland to upper 60s near the coast. Taking a look at the Rip Current risk on area beaches, Isaias will bring a High Risk of Rip Currents into Sunday before easing to a Moderate on Monday. /16 Marine Issued at 1157pm CDT Wednesday Oct 7 2026 Tropical Storm Isaias begins to lift northeast and northward over the central Gulf tonight into Thursday and Friday. Isaias is forecast to intensify to a hurricane Thursday morning and continues to strengthen through Friday. Winds deteriorate and seas become very high at the close of the week as Isaias approaches and moves north across the coastal waters. /16 NOAA Mobile AL Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories AL...Tropical Storm Watch for ALZ052>055-057-058. Hurricane Watch for ALZ056-059-060. Flood Watch from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon for ALZ059-060-261>266. Hurricane Warning for ALZ261>266. High Rip Current Risk through late Saturday night for ALZ265-266. Storm Surge Warning for ALZ265-266. FL...Flood Watch from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon for FLZ201>206. Hurricane Warning for FLZ201>206. High Rip Current Risk through late Saturday night for FLZ202-204- 206. Storm Surge Warning for FLZ202-204-206. MS...Tropical Storm Watch for MSZ076-079. GM...Hurricane Warning for GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675. |
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