Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
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FXUS64 KMOB 130447
AFDMOB
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1146 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
...New AVIATION...
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1146 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
VFR conditions will prevail through Saturday evening, with the
exception of some localized fog in typical fog prone areas. Calm
or light and variable winds are expected overnight. A light
northerly flow Saturday morning becomes west to northwest over
interior areas in the afternoon, while closer to the coast a
southerly flow develops. /29
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 629 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024/
..New AVIATION...
AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 629 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
VFR conditions continue over the area through Saturday. Winds
become calm or light and variable tonight. For Saturday, winds
will be around 5 knots and vary from northwesterly to southerly.
/29
PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 349 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024/
.New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE...
NEAR TERM...
(Now through Sunday night)
Issued at 349 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
A dry northwesterly flow pattern aloft will prevail across the
region through the weekend, while surface high pressure builds
eastward across the Gulf Coast. Dry weather is expected to
continue through Sunday night underneath mostly clear skies.
Relatively cool nights and warm days will persist tonight through
Sunday night. A lingering MODERATE risk of rip currents may
continue this evening but should otherwise become LOW along area
beaches this weekend. /21
SHORT AND EXTENDED TERM...
(Monday through Friday)
Issued at 349 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
No significant changes were made to the extended forecast. Upper
level ridging will gradually build over the Gulf Coast states
early next week. Another vigorous upper level storm system is
forecast to lift from the central Plains Tuesday to the vicinity
of the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes by Wednesday. Upper level ridging
will break down across our forecast area late Tuesday into
Wednesday ahead of this feature. Ascent mostly looks to remain
confined to the north of our CWA on Wednesday, although we cannot
entirely rule out a few showers and thunderstorms across interior
portions of southeast MS and southwest AL along the southern
fringe of the lift Wednesday afternoon and evening. Confidence
remained low enough to keep the forecast dry over our area with
this forecast issuance. A general zonal to northwesterly flow
pattern aloft continues into the latter part of the week. Highs
each day generally range in the upper 70s to mid 80s. The coolest
night currently looks to be Monday night when lows range in the
mid to upper 50s inland and in the lower to mid 60s along the
coast. Lows should otherwise mostly range in the 60s each night
next week. /21
MARINE...
Issued at 349 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Light to occasionally moderate offshore flow tonight becomes
onshore Saturday. This onshore flow will persist into the middle
of next week. Seas continue to relax into the weekend, building
once again early to mid week. /21
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile 49 81 53 80 56 80 60 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pensacola 53 78 57 78 60 77 63 78 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Destin 56 75 60 76 63 77 64 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evergreen 46 80 50 83 51 83 54 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waynesboro 46 81 50 82 52 84 57 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Camden 45 78 51 81 52 83 55 83 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crestview 46 81 50 83 51 83 54 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
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