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Coast Guard Sector Mobile

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NOAA station Coast Guard Sector Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (CDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

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Predicted rise and fall

This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.

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Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Coast Guard Sector Mobile. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 29% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:55 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 2.1 ft at 2:45 AM and a low of 0.3 ft at 3:01 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 83°F, wind 5 to 10 mph SE.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 39% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:56 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 2.0 ft at 3:34 AM and a low of 0.2 ft at 4:07 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 69°F, wind 20 to 25 mph N. That forecast is rough water.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 6:57 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 2.0 ft at 4:23 AM and a low of 0.2 ft at 4:52 PM. The low at 4:52 PM is 86 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 69°F, wind 15 mph NE.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 6:57 AM and sunset is 6:17 PM. The tides are a high of 1.8 ft at 5:18 AM and a low of 0.3 ft at 5:22 PM. The high at 5:18 AM is 99 minutes before sunrise. The low at 5:22 PM is 55 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 73°F, wind 10 to 15 mph NE.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:58 AM and sunset is 6:16 PM. The tides are a high of 1.7 ft at 6:33 AM and a low of 0.5 ft at 5:42 PM. The high at 6:33 AM is 25 minutes before sunrise. The low at 5:42 PM is 34 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 76°F, wind 5 to 10 mph NE.

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

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Sun and moon

Dawn
6:31 AM
Blue hour, morning
6:31 AM to 6:40 AM
Golden hour, morning
6:40 AM to 7:28 AM
Sunrise
6:55 AM
Solar noon
12:38 PM
Golden hour, evening
5:47 PM to 6:35 PM
Sunset
6:20 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:35 PM to 6:44 PM
Dusk
6:44 PM
Last light
7:40 PM
Day length
11 hours 24 minutes
Moon
First Quarter, about 32% lit
Moonrise
12:34 PM
Moonset
10:30 PM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

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Flood gauge

Measured water, not the tide

This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.

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