056
FXUS64 KMOB 222322
AFDMOB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
622 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 617 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS AND COASTAL FLOODING IS
IMPACTING THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA COASTAL AREAS WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY THURSDAY MORNING.
- DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING BEACH CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY.
- HEAT WILL BUILD OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND HEAT
ADVISORIES OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 242 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
WITH TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORECAST TO MAKE A SECOND LANDFALL NEAR
THE HOUSTON AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING
ISOLATED TO LOW-END SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW STORMS
ALONG AND WEST OF I-65 ON TOMORROW. AN UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE OVER
THE SOUTHEAST STATES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, DRY CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR FRIDAY. THE RIDGE GETS NUDGED WESTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND
AS AN UPPER TROUGH DIGS SOUTHWARD JUST OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
AS THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS NORTHWESTERLY, THERE WILL BE A RETURN OF A
FEW DAYTIME SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS OUR EASTERN ZONES OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN WEATHER STORY WILL BE THE
RETURN OF HIGH HEAT INDICES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES INCREASING INTO
THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND APPARENT TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO
BETWEEN 100-107 OVER THE WEEKEND FROM 105-112 EARLY IN THE WORK
WEEK.
BEACH FORECAST
DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING BEACH CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK HIGH FOR OUR
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES AND WILL LAST THROUGH
THURSDAY BEFORE DROPPING TO MODERATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A
HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SURF HEIGHTS UP TO 8-12 FEET
THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY FOR BEACHES. /22
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 617 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
MAIN IMPACTS ACROSS AREA TERMINALS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
SQUALLS/PERIODS OF SCT SHRA MOVING ONSHORE THRU THIS EVENING INTO
PORTIONS OF OVERNIGHT. EXPECT LOWER CIGS/REDUCED VIS LEADING TO
PERIODIC LOWER FLIGHT CATEGORIES IN THESE SHOWERS, WITH PRIMARILY VFR
PREVAILING OUTSIDE OF THIS ACTIVITY. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL REMAIN
ONSHORE AND ELEVATED THRU LATE EVENING, HOWEVER WILL SLOWLY LOWER
OVERNIGHT INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY BEARING JUST ABOUT DUE
SOUTHERLY. KLG
MARINE
ISSUED AT 412 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS
THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
IMPACTING THE ALABAMA GULF WATERS AND WILL DECREASE TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING
WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. LIGHT
SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. /22
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MOBILE 77 91 74 93 / 40 20 10 10
PENSACOLA 80 90 77 92 / 20 10 0 0
DESTIN 81 89 78 91 / 20 0 0 0
EVERGREEN 74 92 72 94 / 20 20 0 0
WAYNESBORO 76 93 74 95 / 30 30 10 10
CAMDEN 75 90 74 91 / 20 30 10 10
CRESTVIEW 75 92 72 95 / 20 0 0 0
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR ALZ263>266.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALZ263>266.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ALZ265-266.
HIGH SURF WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ALZ265-266.
FL...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR FLZ202-204-
206.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR FLZ202-204-
206.
HIGH SURF WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR FLZ202-204-206.
MS...NONE.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GMZ630>633-650-670.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GMZ634>636.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GMZ655-675.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page