textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1055 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

- Scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms are expected through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds being the main threat.

- Above normal temperatures push heat indices into the 100-106 degree range Saturday through the beginning of next week.

..BEACH FORECAST

For the beaches in southern Alabama and the northwest Florida Panhandle, the rip current risk drops to a LOW Saturday through the beginning of next week. For the weekend through mid next week, surf heights remain generally 1 to 2 feet outside of any storms. Guidance shows marine winds increasing by Wednesday which would increase the rip current risk and surf heights for mid to end of next week, so this will be monitored over the upcoming forecast cycles.

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AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 606 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

VFR conditions expected through the forecast. Light winds overnight will become east to southeast 5 to 10 knots by noontime Saturday. /16

MARINE

Issued at 1051 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

A mainly light diurnal flow prevails through early next week with winds trending to an occasionally moderate onshore flow each afternoon then offshore at night. Waves and seas will respond by weakening today dropping from 2 to 3 feet this afternoon to 1 to 2 feet tonight through the weekend and into next week. KLG

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Mobile 92 70 95 73 / 0 0 0 0 Pensacola 91 74 95 77 / 0 0 10 10 Destin 90 75 92 77 / 0 0 10 20 Evergreen 95 70 99 70 / 0 0 30 20 Waynesboro 95 70 99 72 / 0 0 0 10 Camden 96 72 99 72 / 0 0 30 20 Crestview 93 70 97 72 / 0 0 20 20

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...None. FL...None. MS...None. GM...None.