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FXUS64 KMOB 091648
AFDMOB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1148 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1146 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH SURF WITH 4-6FT BREAKERS IS
LIKELY TODAY.
- GRADUALLY DIMINISHING MARINE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON AND UNTIL EARLY EVENING WELL OFFSHORE.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1136 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN STATES BECOMES ORIENTED OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THIS ALLOWS FOR EASTERLY
SURFACE WINDS OVER THE FORECAST AREA TO TRANSITION TO A
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW BY SATURDAY, WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW THEN
CONTINUING OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE
GRADUALLY BUILDS INTO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY, THEN BECOMES
ORIENTED MOSTLY ALONG THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE COAST OF THE
CAROLINAS. SUBSIDENCE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER RIDGE LOOK
TO RESULT IN PREVAILING DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80
THEN TREND TO THE LOWER TO MID 80S FOR SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH A BIT COOLER VALUES NEAR THE COAST. LOWS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
NIGHT RANGE FROM THE LOWER 50S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 60 AT THE
COAST THEN TREND TO THE LOWER TO MID 60S BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING, BUT
DEPENDING ON DATA ARRIVING LATER TODAY MAY CANCEL THIS BY 3 PM. A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN A
MODERATE RISK IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. ANOTHER PERIOD OF A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. /29
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1146 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
VFR FLIGHT CATEGORY PREVAILS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.
MOST LOCATIONS MAINTAIN AN EASTERLY WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS TODAY,
WITH COASTAL SITES SHIFTING SOUTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING. AN
EASTERLY WIND PREVAILS ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MM/25
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1136 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
A LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE
BAYS AND NEAR SHORE WATERS WHILE A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG
FLOW CONTINUES WELL OFFSHORE. A LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS FRIDAY AND BECOMES SOUTHEASTERLY FOR
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 1
PM FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE
20-60NM PORTION TO ALLOW FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE. /29
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MOBILE 58 81 56 83 / 0 0 0 0
PENSACOLA 61 77 61 78 / 0 0 0 0
DESTIN 60 76 62 77 / 0 0 0 0
EVERGREEN 51 82 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
WAYNESBORO 53 82 53 85 / 0 0 0 0
CAMDEN 53 80 53 83 / 0 0 0 0
CRESTVIEW 52 82 53 85 / 0 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ALZ265-266.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALZ265-266.
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR FLZ202-204-
206.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FLZ202-204-
206.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GMZ650-
655.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR GMZ670-675.
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