textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 622 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026

- Rip current risk increases to HIGH for coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches Wednesday through Friday.

- Isolated to scattered showers and storms each day this week with a more substantial chance for soaking rain late in the weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 101 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026

Deep onshore flow persists through at least mid week as the area remains on the western periphery of ridging aloft and a surface high. Patch fog development is possible each night this week in this pattern. A very subtle shortwave slides across the northern Gulf on Wednesday and may provide just enough forcing during peak daytime heating for more scattered showers and storms by late afternoon. Best coverage for showers and storms on Wednesday will be generally west of I-65. Coverage on Thursday and Friday will be more isolated, despite a shortwave trough pivoting across the Plains during this timeframe as any real forcing remains well north of the region. Another trough swings across the Plains as we roll into the weekend. A surface low associated with the trough quickly ejects out of the Plains and toward the Great Lakes region early on Saturday. The cold front trailing way behind the low will eventually slip into our area late in the weekend. A line of showers and storms will likely accompany the front. While we aren't currently looking at severe weather with this batch of storms over the weekend, we will likely get some much needed rain. The front will knock both the high and low temperatures down a good 10-15 degrees by early next week.

Beach Forecast - Risk for rip currents is MODERATE today, but quickly increases to a HIGH risk Wednesday through at least Friday. 07/mb

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 629 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026

Mostly IFR to MVFR conditions with patchy LIFR/VLIFR conditions gradually improve to VFR this morning. Low ceilings are expected to develop across the area tonight with patchy dense fog possible. A southeasterly to southerly flow around 10 knots develops today, then diminishes this evening. /29

MARINE

Issued at 236 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026

A light to moderate southeasterly flow is expected to prevail through Saturday. /29

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Mobile 80 65 81 63 / 50 10 50 0 Pensacola 76 65 77 64 / 50 20 40 0 Destin 74 65 75 64 / 30 10 40 0 Evergreen 82 60 84 58 / 40 10 50 0 Waynesboro 82 63 83 62 / 60 10 70 0 Camden 82 61 83 59 / 50 10 60 0 Crestview 81 61 83 59 / 40 10 40 0

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...High Rip Current Risk from Wednesday morning through late Thursday night for ALZ265-266.

FL...High Rip Current Risk from Wednesday morning through late Thursday night for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...None. GM...None.