textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 632 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 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

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 632 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026

VFR conditions will persist throughout the forecast with a light easterly wind briefly turning southeasterly during the early evening. BB-8

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 81 57 83 58 / 0 0 0 0 Pensacola 77 61 78 61 / 0 0 0 0 Destin 76 62 78 63 / 0 0 0 0 Evergreen 82 53 86 53 / 0 0 0 0 Waynesboro 82 54 85 56 / 0 0 0 0 Camden 80 53 84 55 / 0 0 0 0 Crestview 83 54 86 54 / 0 0 0 0

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for ALZ265-266.

FL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...None. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM CDT this morning for GMZ670-675.