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FXUS64 KMOB 230626
AFDMOB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1226 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1226 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
- HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
BURNING CONDITIONS TODAY.
- STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
THROUGH THIS MORNING.
- A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL RETURN ALONG THE BEACHES
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1226 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION, FOLLOWED BY A
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND RETURNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. WITH THE COLD DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE ALONG WITH A PERSISTENT NORTH WIND, HIGH TEMPS
TODAY WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 40S ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY-84, AND THE LOWER 50S TO THE SOUTH. THE NORTH
WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN COLDER TODAY WITH APPARENT
TEMPERATURES (WIND CHILLS) THIS MORNING AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 INLAND
AND 20 TO 25 ALONG THE COAST, AND A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 23 TO 27
DEGREES INLAND AND FROM 28 TO 31 DEGREES ALONG THE COAST, BUT
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. BOTH THESE HIGH AND LOW TEMPS ARE AROUND
15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
HIGHS QUICKLY WARM BACK INTO THE LOWER 70S ON WEDNESDAY AND RANGE
FROM 74 TO 79 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN TO THE
REGION. THE DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING RAIN CHANCES LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD AND ALONG ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. THIS WEAKER FRONT SHOULD
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH RAIN TAPERING OFF ON
FRIDAY.
BEACH FORECAST: A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE ON WEDNESDAY AND HIGH ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SWELLS INCREASE. /22
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1131 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL PERSISTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
SUSTAINED NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 12-17 KNOTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 21-26 KNOTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL
DECREASE TO 5-10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. /22
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1226 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO AN ONSHORE FLOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. /22
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1226 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AGAIN
TODAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
LEVELS. WHILE THE REQUIREMENT OF A MODERATE SIGNIFICANT FIRE
POTENTIAL FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA IS NOT BEING MET, OFFICIALS SHOULD
BE ON THE ALERT AS ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOPS MAY CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. /22
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MOBILE 53 27 58 43 / 0 0 0 0
PENSACOLA 51 30 57 48 / 0 0 0 0
DESTIN 52 31 55 48 / 0 0 0 0
EVERGREEN 49 24 58 39 / 0 0 0 0
WAYNESBORO 49 24 58 41 / 0 0 0 0
CAMDEN 45 23 56 39 / 0 0 0 0
CRESTVIEW 51 25 57 40 / 0 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR ALZ051>060-
261>266.
FL...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR FLZ201>206.
MS...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR MSZ067-075-076-078-079.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR GMZ630>636-650-655.
GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR GMZ670-675.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
GMZ670-675.
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