textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1230 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026

- Dense fog is expected tonight, reducing visibility to below 1/4 of a mile over land areas and below 1 mile over marine zones. Use extra time and caution when traveling tonight and Tuesday morning.

- Much above normal temperatures will occur Monday into the weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1230 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026

Upper ridging will build eastward across the area tonight, with weak southerly surface flow. Skies will become mostly clear tonight, and as winds subside after sunset, patchy fog is expected to develop. By midnight, dewpoint depressions will be near 0 areawide, with these conditions lingering through the predawn areas. Given the widespread nature of the fog, and the likelihood of visibility dropping below 1/4 of a mile, a Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for the entire area. Fog looks to settle in prior to midnight and will dissipate by mid morning on Tuesday. With reduced visibility during the morning commute, motorists should give themselves a little extra time in the morning.

The ridge will persist through Tuesday, keeping mostly clear and dry conditions. A weak shortwave will traverse the Desert Southwest and move through the area on Wednesday. Moisture return will be a bit limited; so we're not looking at much in the way of rain. Isolated to scattered showers are possible, but amounts will be light. Ridging will then build again on Thursday, with surface high pressure over the Great Lakes keeping a northerly low level flow. The ridge will dampen through the day, with zonal flow expected by Friday. Temps through the week will be above normal, with overnight lows dropping into the 50s and afternoon highs warming into the 60s to lower 70s.

The zonal flow will persist through Saturday, as a trough ejects from the Desert Southwest and moves through the Southern Plains. This will bring a cold front through the forecast area on Sunday, with rain chances increasing ahead of it. While it'll be something to monitor over the coming days, it's still too early to begin looking at potential impacts beyond the increased rain chances. So, really, no big impacts are expected through the 7 day period, with the exception of the dense fog tonight. /73

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1230 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the afternoon with light southwesterly winds. Winds will relax overnight as IFR then VLIFR visbys and ceilings develop after midnight. Dense fog will continue into the morning hours tomorrow before mixing out to VFR by mid-morning. BB-8

MARINE

Issued at 1230 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026

A predominately southwesterly flow will persist through midweek, as a surface ridge sets up across the eastern Gulf. Dense fog is also expected over bays, sounds, and nearshore waters tonight through Tuesday morning. Winds should shift briefly to a light offshore flow late Wednesday night through noon Thursday as a weak front passes through the area, followed by a return to a light onshore flow Thursday afternoon through Friday. /73

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Mobile 73 52 73 56 / 0 0 0 0 Pensacola 69 53 70 57 / 0 0 0 10 Destin 68 55 68 58 / 0 0 0 10 Evergreen 75 48 74 54 / 0 0 0 10 Waynesboro 74 51 74 56 / 0 0 0 10 Camden 73 50 73 57 / 0 0 0 20 Crestview 73 48 74 54 / 0 0 0 0

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...Dense Fog Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Tuesday for ALZ051>060-261>266.

FL...Dense Fog Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Tuesday for FLZ201>206.

MS...Dense Fog Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Tuesday for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

GM...Dense Fog Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Tuesday for GMZ630>636-650-655.