871 FXUS64 KMOB 021112 AFDMOBArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 612 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1215 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Now through Wednesday... An upper level trough organizes over the north-central and northeastern Gulf coast into the weekend. As Imelda and Humberto, located off the East coast, move off, a weak surface ridge over the Appalachians strengthens and builds south over the Southeast, creating a tight pressure gradient along the northern Gulf coast the rest of the week through the weekend. Most of the forecast area will be rain free as drier northerly air moves south over the Southeast on the west side of the surface ridge, the exception being along and south of the coast. A combination of better moisture levels, strong low level dynamics in the strong easterly flow, along with several easterly waves passing south of the Gulf coast, and added upper weakness from the upper trough comes together allowing for daily showers and thunderstorms to form. A building upper ridge over the East coast will shift the upper trough westward Sunday into the coming week. The surface ridge over the Appalachians rotates clockwise in response, allowing Gulf moisture to move further inland (guidance is advertising precipitable h20 values rising over 2" over most of the forecast area by Monday). Precipitation returns forecast area-wide Sunday on in response.
High temperatures well above seasonal norms Thursday (mid to upper 80s) drop through the rest of the week into the weekend before bottoming out on Sunday (low to mid 80s), with its best chance of rain this forecast. High temperatures rebound early in the coming week as upper subsidence increases from the building East Coast upper ridge. Low temperatures remain above seasonal norms, with the coolest night being Thursday night, ranging from the upper 50s well north of Highway 84 to upper 60s along the coast. The increasing moisture levels, then increasing upper subsidence, will bring low temperatures ranging from the the mid 60s to near 70 north of I-10 t low 70s south to the coast.
Increasing easterly flow along the northern Gulf coast will bring a High Risk of Rip Currents Thursday through the weekend. /16
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.AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 612 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
VFR conditions will prevail through tonight, with the exception of some isolated mainly afternoon convection near the coast. Light northeasterly winds become easterly around 10 knots today. /29
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.MARINE... Issued at 1215 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
A surface ridge builds south over the Appalachians into the weekend, bringing moderate to strong easterly winds to near shore and open Gulf waters. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for Thursday through the weekend, with a possibility of being extended longer. /16
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Mobile 86 64 83 66 85 69 82 69 / 20 10 10 0 20 40 70 40 Pensacola 85 68 83 69 85 72 82 73 / 20 10 10 10 30 40 70 40 Destin 86 68 84 70 84 72 83 72 / 10 0 10 10 30 40 70 40 Evergreen 87 60 84 62 86 67 84 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 30 Waynesboro 85 60 83 62 84 67 82 68 / 10 0 0 0 0 10 40 20 Camden 85 60 83 62 84 67 82 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 Crestview 87 62 83 64 84 69 82 69 / 10 0 0 0 20 20 60 30
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.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...High Rip Current Risk through Monday afternoon for ALZ265-266.
FL...High Rip Current Risk through Monday afternoon for FLZ202-204- 206.
MS...None. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM CDT Sunday for GMZ650-655-670- 675.
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