Any precipitation should remain to the north over the Tennessee Valley in closer proximity to the low. Despite the shortwave, the airmass along the Gulf Coast should remain very dry so not expecting any more than an increase in cloud cover at this time. The anomalously deep upper level low pressure system will continue to move slowly east into the Tennessee Valley as another shortwave pivots eastward across our area along the southern periphery of the low. High temperatures on Thursday should only reach the lower 50s over interior sections to the middle and upper 50s along the coast.Īs for the rip current threat, it should remain low through the near term forecast period. Skies will clear by Thursday morning with mostly sunny but chilly temperatures expected. Lower levels of the atmosphere remain dry, therefore not expecting any precipitation through the near term forecast period. This will continue to result in mid and high level clouds streaming overhead in the southwesterly flow aloft through tonight.Ī cold front positioned along the Mississippi river this afternoon will move east across the area tonight. New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINEĪ powerful subtropical jet streak in the upper levels of the atmosphere continues to pull mid and high level moisture from the tropical east Pacific Ocean across our forecast area ahead of a deep upper low over Missouri. By late morning into early afternoon Thursday, winds could gust to around 15 to 20 knots at times out of the west-northwest. Light southerly winds this evening give way to westerly winds after midnight around 5 to 10 knots. VFR conditions prevail across the forecast area through the period. A slight chance of showers in the evening.Īrea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 525 PM CST Wed Dec 27 2023 A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Sunday night.Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Saturday night.Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.įriday night.Northwest winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Dominant wave period 4 seconds.įriday.Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Thursday night.Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Tonight.West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this evening and early morning, then becoming around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late.

small craft should exercise caution tonight.

small craft advisory in effect from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. Gmz6500- coastal waters from pensacola fl to pascagoula ms out 20 nm- coastal waters from okaloosa walton county line fl to pensacola fl out 20 nm- 307 pm cst Wed dec 27 2023 Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Seas are given as significant wave height.which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Gulf coastal waters okaloosa walton county line to pascagoula out 60 nm GMZ655 Expires:202312281000 208292 Fzus54 Kmob 272107 CwfmobĬoastal waters forecast national weather service mobile al 307 pm cst Wed dec 27 2023

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