textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 617 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

- HIGH risk of rip currents continues through tonight for the coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches becoming Moderate Monday. - Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will move through the area today. Some of these storms may produce periods of moderate to heavy rain, leading to localized flash flooding.

- Heat indices may reach the 100 degree mark by the middle of next week.

UPDATE

Issued at 617 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

An upper ridge continues to push west over the northern Gulf coast, shifting convection that has formed over southeastern Mississippi/southwestern Alabama northward. Am expecting this convection to move north of the forecast area by mid evening. Also, we continue to monitor area beach reports, with reports of Red Flags this morning prompting an extension of an RP.S this morning. /16

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1222 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

Latest water vapor imagery shows high pressure off the southeast coast, with ridging building back into our easternmost counties. To our west, a trough digging into the Southern Plains was producing areas of showers and thunderstorms across portions of the region. The forecast area will remain on the edge of these two features, with winds from the south-southwest. This will keep a steady stream of moisture filtering into the area. Combined with weaknesses lifting northeastward, will keep scattered storms across the area, with the coverage of storms increasing this afternoon.

As far as impacts go, the higher chances and amounts of rain are expected to remain north of US-85, where very little rain fell yesterday. These areas have seen little in the way of rainfall the last week or so, and soils have dried enough that our forecast rainfall totals should remain well below flash flood guidance in our northern counties. Areas south of US-84 experienced more rainfall yesterday but are expected to get less today. Overall, it looks like our highest rainfall totals will fall in areas where the ground can handle it without much runoff. That said, given the moist airmass in place, if storms are able to produce very heavy rainfall and/or move over the same locations, we may have some flooding concerns later in the day. It does not appear to be a likely scenario; however, it is one we are monitoring given May's rainfall totals across the area.

Showers and storms will diminish overnight, as the aforementioned trough to our west swings into the Ohio and TN Valleys. Meanwhile, ridging will build northward and linger through the workweek. The trough will stall to our north and this may allow for isolated storms to sneak into our northernmost counties; but no impacts are expected with these. Otherwise, we expect the upper ridging to provide enough subsidence to keep low rain chances through the remainder of the period. Unfortunately, that also means heat build into the region. Highs will climb into the 90s by Tuesday, with overnight lows only falling into the lower to mid 70s. /73

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 617 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

Am expecting the current VFR conditions across the forecast area to continue into the overnight hours. Local drops to MVFR levels are possible along and north of Highway 84 early this evening as showers and thunderstorms north of the Highway continue to move north. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon, bringing local drops in conditions, but are expected to be easily navigated around. /16

MARINE

Issued at 233 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

A light to moderate south to southeast flow today becomes southeasterly on Monday. A brief period of easterly flow on Tuesday returns to south to southeast by the middle of next week. /73

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Mobile 73 87 71 90 / 10 10 0 0 Pensacola 75 87 75 90 / 10 10 0 0 Destin 75 87 75 89 / 0 10 0 0 Evergreen 70 89 71 91 / 30 10 10 10 Waynesboro 72 86 70 91 / 40 20 20 0 Camden 70 85 71 89 / 40 10 20 10 Crestview 70 91 72 92 / 10 10 10 10

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...High Rip Current Risk until 9 PM CDT this evening for ALZ265-266.

FL...High Rip Current Risk until 9 PM CDT this evening for FLZ202-204- 206.

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