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FXUS64 KMOB 101204
AFDMOB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
704 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 632 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
BEACHES WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND RETURN SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
- TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
- MODERATE TO EXTREME DROUGHT WITH NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WILL EXASPERATE WILDFIRE ACTIVITY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1153 PM CDT THU APR 9 2026
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT ON FRIDAY WILL BE REPLACED BY AN UPPER RIDGE
BUILDING OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS RIDGE WILL THEN
PERSIST OVER SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST WITH NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST. A SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE
EASTERN SEABOARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF ON FRIDAY WILL BE REINFORCED
BY A LARGE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA BUILDING ACROSS THE EASTERN
CONUS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL ALSO THEN PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO WARM BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. HIGHS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 78 TO 83 DEGREES INLAND,
AND FROM 72 TO 77 DEGREES ALONG THE COAST DUE TO THE COOL GULF
WATERS. HIGHS WILL TREND WARMER INTO THE MIDDLE 80S INLAND AREAS
FOR SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH COOLER VALUES NEAR THE COAST.
LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MIDDLE 50S INLAND TO AROUND 60 AT THE COAST
WILL SLOWLY TREND WARMER TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
BEACH FORECAST: A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL
BRIEFLY BECOME MODERATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. /22
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 632 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST WITH A LIGHT
EASTERLY WIND BRIEFLY TURNING SOUTHEASTERLY DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. BB-8
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.
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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MOBILE 81 57 83 58 / 0 0 0 0
PENSACOLA 77 61 78 61 / 0 0 0 0
DESTIN 76 62 78 63 / 0 0 0 0
EVERGREEN 82 53 86 53 / 0 0 0 0
WAYNESBORO 82 54 85 56 / 0 0 0 0
CAMDEN 80 53 84 55 / 0 0 0 0
CRESTVIEW 83 54 86 54 / 0 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ALZ265-266.
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR FLZ202-204-206.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR GMZ670-675.
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