textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1153 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

- HIGH rip current risk for coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches will persist through Friday night and return Sunday night through Tuesday.

- Temperatures will continue to warm by the end of the week and remain above normal through next week.

- Moderate to extreme drought with no rain in the forecast through next week will exasperate wildfire activity.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1153 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Zonal flow aloft on Friday will be replaced by an upper ridge building over the region through the weekend. This ridge will then persist over southeast states through the remainder of the forecast with no rain in the forecast. A surface ridge along the eastern seaboard to the central Gulf on Friday will be reinforced by a large surface high pressure area building across the eastern CONUS Friday night and Saturday. This ridge will also then persist through the remainder of the forecast. Temperatures will continue to warm by the end of the week and remain above normal through next week. Highs today will range from 78 to 83 degrees inland, and from 72 to 77 degrees along the coast due to the cool Gulf waters. Highs will trend warmer into the middle 80s inland areas for Saturday through Thursday with cooler values near the coast. Lows tonight in the middle 50s inland to around 60 at the coast will slowly trend warmer to the lower to middle 60s by Wednesday night.

Beach Forecast: A HIGH risk of rip currents through tonight will briefly become MODERATE Saturday through Sunday afternoon. A HIGH risk of rip currents will return Sunday night through Tuesday. /22

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1153 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

VFR flight category will prevail across the region through Friday evening. Light easterly winds tonight will increase to 5 to 10 knots Friday morning, with coastal sites shifting southeasterly around 10 knots in the afternoon. /22

MARINE

Issued at 1136 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

A light to moderate easterly flow develops through tonight over the bays and near shore waters while a moderate to occasionally strong flow continues well offshore. A light to moderate easterly to southeasterly flow develops Friday and becomes southeasterly for Saturday through Tuesday. A Small Craft Advisory continues until 1 pm for the near shore waters and until 7 am Friday morning for the 20-60nm portion to allow for winds and seas to subside. /29

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Mobile 79 57 81 57 / 0 0 0 0 Pensacola 77 61 77 61 / 0 0 0 0 Destin 75 60 76 62 / 0 0 0 0 Evergreen 79 50 82 53 / 0 0 0 0 Waynesboro 79 53 82 54 / 0 0 0 0 Camden 78 53 80 53 / 0 0 0 0 Crestview 80 53 83 54 / 0 0 0 0

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 7 AM CDT Friday for GMZ670-675.