Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Belle Fontaine, AL

PREV DISCUSSION
/issued 442 AM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024/

New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE

NEAR TERM...
(Now through Monday night)
Issued at 442 AM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024

A weak upper level shortwave trough moves through a mean upper trough over the eastern Conus today through tonight. A cold front moves south over the Southeast tonight through Monday in response, eventually stalling near I-10 by Tuesday morning. With a dry airmass over the Southeast ahead of the front, passage is expected to be a dry one.

Temperatures remain above seasonal norms through the Near Term, though the cold front brings a drop closer to near seasonal norms Monday night. High temperatures in the mid to upper 80s today is expected to drop into the lower 80s well north of Highway 84 Monday.
Low temperatures in the low to mid 60s tonight (with some local drops in the 50s) drop, ranging from the low 50s north of Highway 84 to low 60s south of I-10 to the coast Monday night.

With generally light winds over the Gulf through the weekend, then westerly and offshore flow in the coming week, the risk of rip currents remains low into the middle of the coming week.
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SHORT AND LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 442 AM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024

No rain is expected through the period. A much cooler and drier airmass will move into the region Tuesday into Wednesday in the wake of the cold front. Highs on Wednesday will only reach the upper 60s and low 70s. Lows Wednesday and Thursday nights will be in the upper 30s and low 40s inland to low 50s along the coast.
Temps will gradually moderate into the upper 70s and low 80s by the weekend. /13

MARINE...
Issued at 442 AM CDT Sun Oct 13 2024

Light and variable winds this weekend become a more organized westerly Monday as a cold front approaches, but stalls north of area waters. A stronger cold front crosses area waters Tuesday into Tuesday night, bringing moderate to strong offshore flow mid week. Winds shift to more easterly the end of the week as surface high pressure moves over the Tennessee and Ohio River Valleys.
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MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.