679 FXUS64 KMOB 071720 AFDMOBArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 1220 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 104 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Longwave troughing over the Great Lakes region will begin to lift away to the northeast on Monday. In its wake, a weak, residual trough is expected to linger across the southeast US through the week before moving off into the western Atlantic by next weekend. At the surface, a frontal boundary has pushed through the area this past evening, with another, stronger cold front currently across northern Alabama/Mississippi. This second front will push through the area later today and will eventually stall over the northern/central Gulf. Behind it, a much drier airmass will filter in, likely causing dewpoints to plummet into the upper 40s to low 50s tonight. This push of drier air will be very brief, however, as high pressure to our north will anchor itself over the Appalachians by Monday afternoon. Initially, this will allow for moisture to surge into the local area from the east, potentially allowing for isolated to scattered showers and storms to develop across the southern half of the the area on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. By late Tuesday into Wednesday, guidance suggests that another cold air damming event could set up across the southeast US as low pressure systems attempt to develop along the stalled front off the US east coast and the high lingers over the Appalachians. If it manages to reach us, it probably will not result in cooler temperatures, but guidance does suggest that it could lead to drier conditions and lower dewpoints for the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Highs through the period will generally be in the upper 80s to low 90s. With the initial push of direr air, lows tonight will likely cool into the low to mid 60s across the region. Lows through the remainder of the period will range from the mid to upper 60s inland to the low 70s along the immediate coast. A Low Risk of rip currents continues through Monday, increasing to a High Risk by Tuesday as strong marine winds gain a more easterly component. The rip current risk slowly subsides back to a Low risk by Thursday. /96
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.AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1218 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
VFR flight category has slowly returned to all locations outside of a few lingering spots across eastern Mobile County that will hang onto MVFR ceilings through 1 or 2pm. After this, VFR flight category is expected to prevail across the entire area through tonight and the day Monday. Winds will remain out of the north at around 5 to 10 knots, gusting to 15 to 20 knots through daybreak Monday. MM/25
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.MARINE... Issued at 104 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Northerly to northeasterly winds are beginning to develop as a front pushes across the local marine zones. Over the next few days, winds will increase to moderate to strong each night through the morning hours, and will briefly weaken to light to moderate during the afternoon hours. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect from late this evening through late Monday morning for our local Gulf waters, and another advisory may become necessary for Monday night into Tuesday morning. Exercise caution headlines will be in place for our local bays and sounds. A moderate easterly flow becomes established by Tuesday and lingers through midweek. /96
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Mobile 64 88 68 87 68 88 68 90 / 0 0 10 30 10 10 10 10 Pensacola 69 88 72 86 72 88 71 89 / 0 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 Destin 71 87 73 86 72 87 73 89 / 10 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 Evergreen 61 88 67 88 64 89 64 91 / 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Waynesboro 58 85 65 88 65 90 65 91 / 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 10 Camden 60 86 66 87 64 89 64 90 / 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 Crestview 65 89 68 87 66 89 65 91 / 0 20 20 20 10 10 10 10
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.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. FL...None. MS...None. GM...Small Craft Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Monday for GMZ650-655-670-675.
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