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coastal waters forecast national weather service mobile al 318 pm cdt Wed apr 24 2024
gulf coastal waters okaloosa walton county line to pascagoula out 60 nm
seas are given as significant wave height - .which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height.
gmz630>632-250915- northern mobile bay-southern mobile bay-mississippi sound- 318 pm cdt Wed apr 24 2024
Tonight - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late. Waves 1 foot or less. Thursday - Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Thursday night - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Friday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Friday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Saturday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Saturday night - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet. Sunday - Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Sunday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Monday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves around 2 feet. Monday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

GMZ600 318 Pm Cdt Wed Apr 24 2024
Synopsis - A light and somewhat variable flow pattern will prevail through Thursday morning, especially near the coast. An onshore flow pattern will otherwise continue through the remainder of the week. The onshore flow will strengthen with a build in seas this weekend before subsiding slightly early next week.

FXUS64 KLIX 242035 AFDLIX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New Orleans LA 335 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE

SHORT TERM
(This evening through Thursday night)
Issued at 236 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Northwesterly flow remains over our region as we reside between a shortwave ridge to our west and a modestly amplified trough east of us. With heights and thicknesses continuing to increase, temperatures have responded today with a few places exceeding the 80 degree mark. A surface front is currently over northern AL/MS and will drop southward with time toward our region. However, with the ridge upstream building in, this almost backdoor cold front will be just shy of making it into our region. Guidance has a very very modest QPF signal over our northwest CWFA this evening.
Cannot rule out a sprinkle or two in that area. The main impact from the front is potential moisture pooling and fog overnight ahead of the front with the best potential along and north of the I10/12 corridor and west of I55. Went with patchy fog for now, but some patchy dense fog at times cannot be ruled out in the fog favored locations.

Going into Thursday the pattern transitions just a bit. H5 flow will evolve to a more active southwesterly flow as an amplifying upper trough moves east and suppresses the upper ridge down into the Gulf of Mexico. Despite being suppressed, our heights and thicknesses will continue to gradually rise and again will continue our warming trend through the end of the short term period. (Frye)

LONG TERM
(Friday through Tuesday night)
Issued at 236 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

A large scale trough will reside across the Rockies and western half of the US. A modest ridge will remain in place across the east as the long term period begins, leaving our region in an active southwesterly flow aloft. H5 impulses will ride over the ridge from the southwest to the northern plains and Cornbelt region. This will help push yet another cold front toward our region, but as the upper level support moves downstream and the front becomes parallel to the mean flow, the front will stall across the ArkLaTex region keeping most of the rain with it just to our northwest this weekend. Temperatures look to remain a few degrees above average through much of this time as well. Going into the new workweek, another H5 impulse begins to amplify over the high plains, which will send the front closer to our region.
Finally by this point the front may start to get close enough for POPs Monday afternoon with the best potential across the northern and western tier. A strengthening upper ridge by the end of the forecast period will help stall this front again just to our north and the POPs/QPF associated with this feature may remain north of the area. (Frye)

AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1231 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

VFR conditions anticipated for all terminals this afternoon and into tonight. Just prior to sunrise some patchy shallow fog will be possible, especially for MCB where IFR or lower VIS may be possible. This will quickly dissipate after sunrise leading to VFR conditions once again from that point through the end of the cycle. Winds will stay rather light and southerly. (Frye)

MARINE
Issued at 236 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Mostly favorable marine conditions will continue through Thursday.
Late Thursday and into the upcoming weekend winds will increase in response to a tightening of the pressure gradient between high pressure east and low pressure across the plains. Light to moderate winds and seas can be expected through the weekend and into early next week. This should lead to some headlines being needed possibly as early as Friday and into the start of the new workweek. (Frye)



PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MCB 58 82 62 82 / 0 0 0 0 BTR 62 86 67 87 / 0 0 0 0 ASD 61 83 66 83 / 0 0 0 0 MSY 65 83 69 83 / 0 0 0 0 GPT 62 81 66 79 / 0 0 0 0 PQL 59 84 64 81 / 0 0 0 0

LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...None.
GM...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.

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Pascagoula
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Wed -- 06:16 AM CDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:29 AM CDT     Moonset
Wed -- 10:41 AM CDT     1.43 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:27 PM CDT     Sunset
Wed -- 08:24 PM CDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 09:09 PM CDT     -0.18 feet Low Tide
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Wed -- 05:05 AM CDT     1.24 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 06:15 AM CDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:27 AM CDT     Moonset
Wed -- 11:13 AM CDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 05:14 PM CDT     -1.62 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 07:25 PM CDT     Sunset
Wed -- 08:22 PM CDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 11:11 PM CDT     0.00 knots Slack
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