textproduct: Mobile/Pensacola

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 141 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 - A HIGH RISK of rip currents is expected through Saturday for Alabama and northwest Florida beaches. Minor coastal flooding is possible around Mobile Bay on Thursday. High Surf Advisory in effect from midnight through Friday.

- A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area through Friday afternoon due to periods of showers and storms with heavy rainfall.

- Moderate to strong winds will likely create hazardous conditions for small craft from this evening through Thursday night.

..BEACH FORECAST

The rip current risk is now a HIGH for all Florida and Alabama beaches through Saturday afternoon. NWPS shows increasing wave action to 5-7 feet by late tonight into early tomorrow morning and a High Surf Advisory was issued through Friday evening for the entire Gulf coastline in our area. SS/97

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 135 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026

A mix of VFR to MVFR conditions will prevail through the afternoon and evening away from isolated convection. Widespread showers and storms will enter the area from west to east beginning after midnight tonight. Any storms will produce heavy rain and potentially gusty winds leading to drops in visibilities to IFR or lower. The greatest coverage of thunderstorms is expected inland, with lower confidence near the coast through midday Thursday. Increasing southerly flow will continue through the period at 5-15 knots, gusting to 20-30 knots, especially late in the period. JGC/98

MARINE

Issued at 141 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Light to moderate southwesterly winds become a moderate to strong southerly to southwesterly flow for tonight and Thursday. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for most of the marine area from 10 pm this evening to 6 am Friday. The onshore flow gradually diminishes to a light to moderate southwesterly flow on Friday, with a primarily light southwesterly flow expected this weekend. /29

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Mobile 76 84 77 90 / 90 90 70 80 Pensacola 79 86 80 90 / 70 90 70 70 Destin 79 86 80 88 / 60 90 70 70 Evergreen 74 81 73 87 / 70 100 80 90 Waynesboro 73 82 74 88 / 90 100 70 90 Camden 73 79 72 84 / 80 100 90 90 Crestview 75 82 75 88 / 70 90 80 90

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for ALZ051>060-261>266.

Coastal Flood Advisory from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday for ALZ263>266.

High Rip Current Risk through Saturday afternoon for ALZ265-266.

High Surf Advisory from midnight tonight to 6 PM CDT Friday for ALZ265-266.

FL...Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for FLZ201>206.

High Rip Current Risk through Saturday afternoon for FLZ202-204- 206.

High Surf Advisory from midnight tonight to 6 PM CDT Friday for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

GM...Small Craft Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 6 AM CDT Friday for GMZ630>632-634-650-655-670-675.