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KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 311 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
- Rounds of heavy rainfall may result in areas of significant flash flooding and potential river flooding this weekend, especially near the coast.
- HIGH risk of life-threatening rip currents for coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches through at least Monday.
- Minor coastal flooding is expected during early morning high tide cycles this weekend with water levels up to 2 feet above normally dry ground.
..BEACH FORECAST
At the beaches, a High risk of life-threatening rip currents continues through Monday, followed by a Moderate risk Tuesday before increasing back to High Wednesday. JGC/98
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1247 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Currently there is a lull in convection over our area with only isolated light rain showers lingering offshore. Shower and thunderstorm activity will then increase in coverage along the coast early Saturday morning and spread inland throughout the day, so kept PROB30 groups for all TAF sites throughout the day Saturday. Drops of cigs/vis to MVFR and even locally IFR within the strongest storms are expected, along with stronger wind gusts. Otherwise, winds will remain generally easterly to southeasterly through Saturday around 10 knots with periodic gusts up to 20 knots, especially closer to the coast. /22
MARINE
Issued at 311 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Moderate to occasionally strong southeasterly flow continues into Sunday. Winds relax by Monday morning and then become strong and turn northerly to northeasterly behind a cold front on Tuesday. Advisory level conditions are possible Tuesday through Thursday as we get strong easterly winds. Seas increase to 3-5 feet late week into early this weekend with another bump to 5-8 feet possible in the middle of next week with the increasing winds.
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...Flood Watch from 10 AM CDT this morning through Sunday evening for ALZ261>266.
Coastal Flood Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for ALZ263>266.
High Rip Current Risk through Monday evening for ALZ265-266.
FL...Flood Watch from 10 AM CDT this morning through Sunday evening for FLZ201>206.
Coastal Flood Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for FLZ202- 204-206.
High Rip Current Risk through Monday evening for FLZ202-204-206.
MS...None. GM...None.
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