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FXUS64 KMOB 130439
AFDMOB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1139 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1133 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
- DRY WEATHER AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES MUCH OF MID TO LATE
WEEK TREND WELL ABOVE NORMAL BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1133 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
THROUGH FRIDAY, A MEAN UPPER TROUGH THAT HAS SET UP OVER THE
EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BRING DRY NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW TO THE
FORECAST AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING, BRINGING A DRIER AND A BIT
COOLER AIRMASS TO THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THE DRIER AIR MOVING
OVER THE AREA, HAVE DROPPED DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
FOR THURSDAY. THE NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST
THROUGH FRIDAY WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW SEASONAL
NORMS, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S.
LOW TEMPERATURES SEE A DROP, WITH THE DRIER AND A BIT COOLER
AIRMASS ALLOWING FOR BETTER OVERNIGHT COOLER AND LOW
TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S OVER MOST
OF THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT DROPPING INTO THE LOW 50S
WELL INLAND, MID TO UPPER 50S CLOSER TO THE COAST.
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, SHORTWAVE ENERGY DIGGING SOUTH OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS SHIFTS AND UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS WESTWARD TO
OVER THE EASTERN CONUS, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING BACK INTO THE UPPER
80S TO AROUND 90 IN THE COMING WEEK.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE RIP CURRENT RISK ON AREA BEACHES, GENERAL
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP ANY SWELL ON AREA BEACHES LOW, WITH A LOW
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 650 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
WIDESPREAD MVFR CEILINGS WITH AREAS OF IFR CEILINGS OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA WILL EXPAND WESTWARD TO
INCLUDE ALL OF OUR TAF SITES SITUATED ALONG THE COAST THIS
EVENING. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR TO VFR BY MID-MORNING
WEDNESDAY. LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 5-10 KNOTS WILL BECOME
NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. /22
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1134 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
DUE TO A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW
THROUGH TONIGHT, THE FETCH SUPPORTS SEAS RANGING 2 TO 4 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING, WINDS DECREASE AND SEAS
SUBSIDE THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. /10
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MOBILE 62 84 62 83 / 0 0 0 0
PENSACOLA 64 83 66 83 / 0 0 0 0
DESTIN 65 82 67 82 / 10 0 0 0
EVERGREEN 57 83 58 81 / 0 0 0 0
WAYNESBORO 61 84 58 81 / 0 0 0 0
CAMDEN 58 81 58 78 / 0 0 0 0
CRESTVIEW 59 84 59 83 / 10 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
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