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Marine Weather and Tides Belle Fontaine, AL Version 3.4

NOTICE 8/26/2020 The 7 day forecast is taking about 5 seconds to load but it will eventually load. NOAA is still working on it. 8/18/2020 NOAA continues to have trouble. Wind guest will occasionally be left off graphs. I am working with NOAA to resolve the issue. 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 6:41AM

Sunset 6:46PM

Friday September 25, 2020 7:11 AM CDT (12:11 UTC)

Moonrise 3:22PM

Moonset 12:46AM

Illumination 58%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Belle Fontaine, AL

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Area Discussion for - Mobile/Pensacola, FL

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FXUS64 KMOB 251149 AAA AFDMOB

Area Forecast Discussion . UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 649 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020

AVIATION. 12Z issuance . Predominantly MVFR to isolated IFR ceilings west of I-65 will slowly lift from the coast northward throughout the day. VFR conditions will then prevail through the overnight hours. Light winds around 6 knots or less will be variable through the forecast period. /22

PREV DISCUSSION. /issued 444 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2020/

NEAR TERM UPDATE /Now Through Saturday/ . As a weak surface high pressure area builds in from the northwest, PWATS will continue to drop to between 0.9 to 1.2 inches today and remain there through the overnight hours. An increasing boundary layer south to southwest wind will set up along the southern third of the forecast area on Saturday as the high slips further east, where PWATS once again increase to between 1.3 to 1.6 inches, while remaining rather dry to the north. With high pressure in control, rain chances will be nil today through Saturday. With the erosion of clouds throughout the day, high temperatures will be pleasant in the low to mid 80s. Lows tonight in the low to mid 60s is a good start to fall given the cooler nights. High temperatures on Saturday will be slightly above normal, ranging from 84 to 89 degrees under mostly sunny skies. A HIGH rip current risk is still in effect for today, but might be dropped down to a MODERATE risk later today given the light northerly winds, followed by a LOW risk tonight and Saturday. BB/03 /22

SHORT TERM /Saturday night Through Sunday night/ . Weak ridging in the mid and upper levels remains draped across the southeastern Gulf and western Atlantic this weekend. Meanwhile, a mid to upper level low in the southern stream continues to lift to northeast out of the ArkLaTex region before opening up into a wave on Sunday as it moves into the Mid South. This pattern will keep a moist, southwesterly flow in the mid and upper levels through the short term. In the low levels, weak ridging to our northeast will keep southerly surface winds locked in place on Sunday. A plume of moisture will stream into the eastern half of the area by Sunday afternoon with forecast soundings showing PWATs rebounding to 2.0-2.3 inches. Bulk shear increases to 40-45 knots with SBCAPE of 2000+ J/kg by Saturday afternoon across parts of southern Alabama and northwest Florida. Forecast soundings across southwest Alabama (along and just west of I-65) show some dry air in the mid-levels in conjunction with the aforementioned CAPE and shear, which will likely be the favored area for a few strong storms with gusty winds by late Saturday afternoon. Showers will linger into the evening on Sunday to the east of I-65 before transitioning to the coast and Gulf waters overnight.

Cloud cover in the morning hours on Sunday may delay the warm-up across the eastern half of the area. Expect temperatures to rise into the mid to low 80s east of I-65 with mid to upper 80s west of I- 65 by Sunday afternoon. Overnight lows will dip into the 60s inland with 70s along the coast each night. No heat stress concerns are anticipated as the heat index remains generally below or around 90°.

Risk for rip currents remains low on Sunday. 07/mb

EXTENDED TERM /Monday Through Thursday/ . A large upper trof centered over the central states amplifies substantially while advancing into the eastern states through Tuesday/Wednesday with a closed upper low forming within the upper trof pattern over the Great Lakes region/Canada. While there is good agreement on this larger scale evolution, less confidence exists with whether or not an unusual secondary upper low progresses across the northern Gulf coast states Tuesday night into Wednesday evening timeframe. This uncertainty affects the timing of a strong cold front set to move through the forecast area which will usher in the coldest air of the early Fall season. This could occur as early as Monday afternoon into Monday evening (preferred WPC solution and used for this forecast), or in the case of the secondary upper low formation, later from late Monday night into Tuesday morning. There does seem to be some support for stronger storms with the slower frontal passage/secondary upper low solution which will need to be monitored in case this turns out to be the more probable scenario. Will continue with chance to good chance pops for Monday into Monday night as the front approaches and moves through, with small pops continuing Tuesday morning due to layer lift in the wake of the front. Dry conditions follow for Tuesday afternoon through Thursday as the cooler and drier air flows into the region following the frontal passage. Highs in the lower to mid 80s on Monday will be followed by higher in the mid to upper 70s for Tuesday through Thursday. Lows Monday night range from the mid 50s to lower 60s west of I-65 with lower to mid 60s east of I-65. Lows Tuesday night and Wednesday night will be mostly in the mid 50s inland with lower 60s at the immediate coast. /29

MARINE . Moderate to strong westerly winds will set up Monday night ahead of a strong cold front approaching the area, then shift to the north on Tuesday as the front slips through. Seas subside today through the weekend before building again in the wake of the cold front next week. /22

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. AL . High Rip Current Risk until 6 PM CDT this evening for ALZ265-266.

FL . High Rip Current Risk until 6 PM CDT this evening for FLZ202-204- 206.

MS . None. GM . None.

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
MBPA1	3 mi	54 min		69°F				69°F
MCGA1 - 8736897 - Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL	6 mi	54 min	NW 1.9 G 2.9		76°F		1014.2 hPa
PTOA1	8 mi	54 min		70°F				67°F
MBLA1 - Middle Bay Light, AL	10 mi	42 min	NW 8.9	71°F			1013.5 hPa
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL	10 mi	54 min			79°F
MHPA1 - Meaher Park, AL	11 mi	42 min	NNW 1.9	70°F			1014.2 hPa
WKXA1 - Weeks Bay Reserve, AL	17 mi	87 min		70°F			1013 hPa	69°F
WBYA1	18 mi	54 min			79°F
BSCA1 - Bon Secour, AL	22 mi	102 min	N 6	72°F			1013.2 hPa
DPIA1 - Dauphin Island, AL	22 mi	132 min	N 8.9 G 9.9	71°F			1012.8 hPa (+0.3)
GDXM6 - Grand Bay Reserve, MS	23 mi	147 min	N 2.9	70°F			1014 hPa	68°F
FMOA1 - 8734673 - Fort Morgan, AL	24 mi	60 min	N 9.9 G 12	72°F			1013.7 hPa
PNLM6 - 8741533 - Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS	29 mi	60 min			76°F
PTBM6 - 8741003 - Petit Bois Island, MS	33 mi	54 min	N 7 G 8.9	71°F			1013.9 hPa
42012 - Orange Beach AL Buoy	45 mi	42 min	N 7.8 G 9.7	75°F	80°F		1013.7 hPa
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL	48 mi	54 min	N 2.9 G 6	73°F	75°F		1013.6 hPa

Wind History for Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Mobile, Mobile Downtown Airport, AL	5 mi	19 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Overcast	70°F	68°F	93%	1014.9 hPa
Mobile, Mobile Regional Airport, AL	11 mi	16 min	SSW 3	6.00 mi	Fog/Mist	65°F	64°F	100%	1014.6 hPa
Sonny Callahan Airport, AL	14 mi	37 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Overcast	68°F	64°F	88%	1014.2 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Mobile (Mobile State Docks), Alabama (2) (expired 1989-12-31)

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Tide / Current Tables for Mobile Bay Entrance, Alabama Current

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Ground Weather Radar Station Mobile, AL

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