Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
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FXUS64 KMOB 201839
AFDMOB
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
139 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
...New AVIATION, NEAR TERM...
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 139 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
A frontal boundary extending from extreme southeast Mississippi
into south central Alabama is anticipated to move towards the
coast this evening then offshore overnight. Southerly to
southwesterly winds ahead of the front become northerly as the
front moves through. The highest coverage of showers and storms is
anticipated to be over interior areas through tonight then becomes
oriented mostly over the southern portion of the area Sunday
morning. MVFR/VFR conditions today will be followed by IFR
ceilings developing over the entire area overnight. /29
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.NEAR TERM...
(Now through Sunday)
Issued at 139 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
A positively tilted upper trof over the northern Plains and
extreme northeast states evolves into a more meridionally oriented
upper trof over the eastern half of the CONUS. A frontal boundary
located from extreme southeast Mississippi into south central
Alabama remains close to this position through the afternoon then
drifts towards the coast this evening before continuing across
the marine area through Sunday morning. A series of shortwaves
move across the area through the period, and have gone with high
pops well inland tonight tapering to chance pops further to the
south. Likely to categorical pops follow for Sunday morning, then
pops taper off through the day with dry conditions developing over
much of southeast Mississippi and interior southwest Alabama.
MLCAPE values this afternoon range from 1000-2000 J/kg then
gradually taper off overnight. Model soundings indicate that the
best lapse rates are above 800 mb this afternoon (near 7C/km),
then lapse rates moderate tonight. Shear values look low, but
considering the instability values and favorable lapse rates
aloft, expect that some strong storms are possible into the early
evening hours. Lows tonight mostly range from the upper 40s/around
50 well inland to the lower 60s at the coast. Highs on Sunday
range from the lower 60s inland to the lower 70s at the coast. The
rip current risk through Sunday is expected to be low. /29
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile 57 66 46 72 47 75 53 81 / 40 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pensacola 63 71 52 73 53 73 57 78 / 30 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
Destin 65 74 54 73 56 72 59 78 / 20 80 10 0 0 0 0 0
Evergreen 54 65 44 71 44 77 50 81 / 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waynesboro 49 61 43 70 43 77 50 81 / 70 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
Camden 49 60 43 69 43 75 49 79 / 70 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crestview 59 71 47 74 44 77 49 83 / 20 70 10 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
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