Gale Watch 9, NWS Mobile, AL

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1139 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2023

...New AVIATION, NEAR TERM...

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1139 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2023

VFR conditions continue through the TAF period along with east to
northeast winds. Low level wind shear around 40-45 knots is also
possible at 2 kft across most inland areas this evening and
through the overnight hours. /14

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Now through Thursday)
Issued at 1139 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2023

A large upper level low pressure will be moving east across the Four
Corners area of the southwest CONUS through the short term
period, which will result in slight shortwave ridging in the
general southwesterly flow aloft over our area. At the surface,
high pressure centered over the Ohio Valley area today will drift
east to the Appalachian Mountains or even the Mid- Atlantic coast
area by end of the day Thursday. This pattern will maintain the
dry and somewhat cool weather for our area through the near term
period. No rain is expected, but some mid to high level clouds at
times are possible in the southwesterly flow aloft. A light to
occasionally moderate northeasterly surface flow today and tonight
becomes a little more easterly on Thursday as the surface high to
the north of our area shifts east, otherwise no changes through
the period. Daytime highs both today and Thursday primarily in the
lower 60s, with lows tonight ranging from the upper 30s and lower
40s well inland to the mid and upper 40s closer to the coast. A
HIGH Risk of rip currents along area beaches is expected today
through at least Friday night and likely even persisting into the
weekend. /12

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      45  64  45  64  50  64  50  64 /   0   0   0   0  10  30  50  40
Pensacola   49  63  48  63  53  63  53  65 /   0   0   0   0  10  30  50  50
Destin      50  64  48  65  53  65  55  66 /   0   0   0   0  10  30  60  50
Evergreen   40  64  39  64  44  64  48  63 /   0   0   0   0  10  20  50  50
Waynesboro  41  62  41  63  44  62  46  62 /   0   0   0   0  10  30  50  30
Camden      39  61  38  61  43  62  46  61 /   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  50
Crestview   42  63  40  64  46  63  49  64 /   0   0   0   0  10  30  50  50

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for ALZ265-266.

FL...High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for FLZ202-204-
     206.

MS...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM CST Friday for GMZ631-632-650-
     655.

     Small Craft Advisory until noon CST Thursday for GMZ670-675.

     Gale Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night
     for GMZ670-675.

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