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Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
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870 FXUS64 KMOB 071142 AFDMOB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 642 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 ...New Aviation... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 326 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 Now Through Sunday Night... The upper ridge over the Gulf and Deep South will retreat to the southwest over the weekend as a large deep closed low pressure system exits south central Canada and settles over the western Great Lakes region. A series and perturbations and shortwaves will pass over our region today in nearly zonal flow, especially on Sunday with the closest approach of the low pressure system`s base. Meanwhile, a low-level ridge will persist from the Atlantic across the Gulf, maintaining light southwesterly winds across our area. Adequate moisture will be available for at least isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon as precipitable waters values hover close to 1.8 inches. With stronger upper shortwave activity on Sunday, and PWAT`s ticking up to around 2 inches, we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Rip Current risk will remain Moderate over the weekend. Very warm temperatures will persist over the weekend with high 3 to 6 degrees above normal, ranging from 90 to 95 degrees interior areas, around 90 degrees closer to the coast, with mid 80s at the beaches and barrier islands. Apparent temperatures (heat indices) should range from the upper 90s to as high as 105 degrees across the entire area. Low temperatures tonight will be in the middle 70s inland, with upper middle 70s along the coast. These temps are around 7 to 11 degrees above normal. /22 Monday Through Friday... An active pattern is expected through the middle of next week as an upper trough digs into the Great Lakes region. Although we remain in a general northwesterly to westerly flow pattern aloft, multiple embedded shortwaves are expected to push across the area through Wednesday.. the more prominent waves moving through on Monday and Tuesday. These shortwaves, paired with deep, rich moisture in place, as well as diffluent flow in the upper-levels, will lead to multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms through the first half of the week. At the surface, a boundary (likely a remnant outflow from this weekend`s storms) will remain draped across the local area through at least Tuesday before lifting back to the north. This boundary will help to serve as a focus for storms to develop and move along. As mentioned yesterday, one thing we will have to monitor throughout this period is the development, organization, and progression of upstream storms that develop over the Southern Plains in response to the train of shortwaves. For Monday, guidance is hinting at an MCS moving across the Deep South throughout the day, possibly reaching the local area by the afternoon hours. There are still several questions we still need answered with this system, such as: 1) how far east will it be able to travel before weakening? 2) if it manages to get here, how strong will it be? 3) if it weakens prior to arrival, will it be able to redevelop due to daytime heating? These details will likely be ironed out in the next day or so once we begin receiving hi-res model data. For now, SPC has outlooked much of our area in a Slight Risk of severe weather for Monday, with the primary hazard being damaging wind gusts. Looking at Tuesday, with the overall synoptics remaining nearly unchanged from Monday, I would not be surprised if we find ourselves in a similar situation for Tuesday, with a potential MCS approaching and moving through the area. This potential can be seen in CIPS Analogs, where both Monday and Tuesday show similar severe signals across the northern Gulf Coast and into the local area. We will monitor trends closely over the coming days. In addition to the severe risk, isolated instances of flooding cannot be ruled out (mainly in urban/low-lying areas) due to the multiple rounds of storms expected across several days. By late Wednesday and into Thursday, the upper trough over the Great Lakes will be exiting to the northeast. Upper-level ridging begins to build over the Southeast US helping to push the train of shortwaves away from the local area. This likely should mark the return of a typical summertime pattern, with scattered to numerous pulse-type storms developing during the afternoon and dissipating by the evening due to the loss of daytime heating. Temperatures through much of next week will be slightly cooler due to cloud cover and higher convective coverage. Highs will generally range from the mid 80s to the low 90s and lows will range from the upper 60s inland to the mid 70s along the coast. /96 && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 636 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025 VFR conditions will prevail through 12z Sunday, along with light mainly southwesterly winds. Isolated showers along the coast will dissipate by noon, followed by isolated to low-end scattered showers and storms forming inland around mid-afternoon. Expect brief reductions in visibility and ceilings in some of the heavier activity. Light southwesterly winds will continue through the period. /22 && .MARINE... Issued at 316 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 A light to moderate southwesterly flow will persist through early next week, and there will be an uptick in shower and thunderstorm activity early next week. Overall, low impactful weather is anticipated for small craft operators outside of any storms where winds and seas will be locally higher. May have to also watch for some isolated AM waterspouts over the weekend. /22 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Mobile 93 75 92 74 89 73 88 73 / 20 10 50 60 80 70 90 50 Pensacola 91 79 91 77 88 75 86 76 / 30 10 50 60 80 80 90 60 Destin 90 79 90 79 87 76 86 77 / 40 20 50 60 80 80 80 60 Evergreen 94 74 92 71 89 71 86 71 / 30 20 60 60 90 80 90 50 Waynesboro 94 74 91 71 87 69 84 68 / 20 20 60 60 90 70 80 40 Camden 92 74 89 70 86 68 83 69 / 30 30 70 60 90 80 80 50 Crestview 93 74 93 72 90 71 88 71 / 30 20 60 60 90 80 90 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. FL...None. MS...None. GM...None. && $$ This product is also available on the web at: www.weather.gov/mob