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Marine Weather and Tides
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Sunrise 6:15AM | Sunset 7:26PM | Thursday April 22, 2021 8:17 AM CDT (13:17 UTC) | Moonrise 2:43PM | Moonset 3:37AM | Illumination 80% | ![]() |
GMZ630 Northern Mobile Bay-southern Mobile Bay- 348 Am Cdt Thu Apr 22 2021
.small craft advisory in effect until 10 am cdt this morning...
Today..Northeast winds 18 to 23 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming southeast 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Tonight..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots becoming east. Waves around 1 foot.
Friday..East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves around 1 foot. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Friday night..Southeast winds 13 to 18 knots becoming south 18 to 23 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Showers likely and slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Saturday..Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 13 to 18 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Showers in the morning. Chance of Thunderstorms. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Saturday night..Southwest winds 13 to 18 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Slight chance of showers in the evening.
Sunday..North winds 13 to 18 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Sunday night..Northeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
Monday..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
Monday night..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
.small craft advisory in effect until 10 am cdt this morning...
Today..Northeast winds 18 to 23 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming southeast 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Tonight..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots becoming east. Waves around 1 foot.
Friday..East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves around 1 foot. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Friday night..Southeast winds 13 to 18 knots becoming south 18 to 23 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Showers likely and slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Saturday..Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 13 to 18 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Showers in the morning. Chance of Thunderstorms. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Saturday night..Southwest winds 13 to 18 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Slight chance of showers in the evening.
Sunday..North winds 13 to 18 knots. Waves around 2 feet.
Sunday night..Northeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
Monday..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
Monday night..Southeast winds 8 to 13 knots. Waves around 1 foot.
GMZ600 Synopsis For Pascagoula Ms To Okaloosa Walton County Line Fl Out 60 Nm Including Major Area Bays And Sounds- 348 Am Cdt Thu Apr 22 2021
Synopsis..Moderate to strong offshore winds are expected to continue tonight into the morning, then decrease slightly and transition to be easterly by this afternoon. Moderate southeasterly flow expected on Friday, before shifting southerly and increasing to moderate to strong overnight ahead of another cold front. Moderate northerly flow is then anticipated in the wake of the second cold front early Sunday.
Synopsis..Moderate to strong offshore winds are expected to continue tonight into the morning, then decrease slightly and transition to be easterly by this afternoon. Moderate southeasterly flow expected on Friday, before shifting southerly and increasing to moderate to strong overnight ahead of another cold front. Moderate northerly flow is then anticipated in the wake of the second cold front early Sunday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Belle Fontaine, AL
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Area Discussion for - Mobile/Pensacola, FL
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 731 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021
AVIATION. 12Z issuance . VFR conditions prevail through the TAF cycle. Winds will generally be northeasterly today between 5-10kts, becoming more easterly and light going into Friday. JEH/88
PREV DISCUSSION. /issued 458 AM CDT Thu Apr 22 2021/
NEAR TERM UPDATE /Now Through Friday/ . Dry, clear, and cool weather continues through the most of the near term. Flow aloft begins to transition to northwesterly on through the morning as ridging moves east into the area by late this afternoon. Through Friday flow aloft gradually becomes southwest as a neutrally tilted shortwave trough aloft tracks east and parks itself over central TX by the end of the period. At the surface, high pressure moves east across the southeast through tonight and into early Friday, eventually making its way out over the Atlantic just off the east coast by the end of the period. Northeasterly surface flow through today transitions to more easterly tonight as the high continues tracking east. By Friday, as the high drifts further east, moisture slowly increases over the region as southeasterly surface develops on the back side of the high pressure. Additionally, a low pressure over TX panhandle associated with the shortwave system aloft gradually shifts southeast. A warm frontal boundary extending from this low from the TX panhandle southeast into the Gulf will begin slowly lifting off to the northeast towards the region going into the short term. As a result, clouds begin increasing over the region from the west with a slight chance of some isolated rain showers over the far southwestern portion of the forecast area going by the end of the day on Friday. Otherwise, dry conditions continue through tonight and into early Friday.
As far as temps, highs on Thursday are expected to be in the upper 60s to low 70s across the region. Temps along the coast will feel a bit cooler given winds remain somewhat elevated by the coastal regions. Lows on Thursday night will be a bit warmer with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s across most of the area, but low to mid 50s near and along the coast. With return flow developing on Friday, high temps increase slightly with mid 70s over most of the region except for the far northwestern region of the forecast area and areas right along the immediate coast where low 70s is expected due to increasing cloud cover from the west, and onshore flow keeping temps along the immediate coast slightly modified. JEH/88
SHORT TERM /Friday night Through Saturday night/ . A potent mid/upper level trough moves east out of the southern Plains and into the Lower MS Valley Friday night, and then over our region on Saturday. An associated surface low pressure area over the southern Plains will lift northeastward in the Tennessee/Kentucky region. The best available thermodynamic instability and vertical wind shear supportive of strong mesocyclones would approximately be from about midnight through mid-morning Saturday. Some of the mesoscylones that form overnight Friday could be quite intense and will be capable of all THREE modes of severe weather impacts [i.e., large diameter hail, damaging straight line wind gusts and even tornadoes. A strong [EF2+ tornado (especially inland)]. I also do not want to exclude the coast, as the models may shift further south. The bulk of the severe deep convection moves off to the east during the remainder of the day as a dry slot moves over the region from the west, resulting in a capping inversion that 'should' suppress subsequent second generation severe deep convection. Any flash flooding that occurs will mainly be Friday night through noon Saturday, especially across the northern half of the forecast area where 1 to 3 inches of rainfall is expected. There will clearly be some lingering thermodynamic instability Saturday afternoon region-wide, however, we feel any additional showers and thunderstorms should be weaker, and relegated to the strongest of boundaries where differential heating occurs (more likely west than east where some clearing occurs, despite drying). Highs Saturday will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Isolated to scattered showers and few lingering thunderstorms east of the Alabama River Saturday evening will move quickly off to the east by midnight as a cold front advances southeast through the area, followed by overnight lows in the 50s as winds turn northerly. /22
EXTENDED TERM /Sunday Through Wednesday/ . Ridging aloft builds into the eastern half of the CONUS through early next week. The ridge amplifies as a shortwave pivots into the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. The deepening trough aloft quickly encompasses much of the western half of the CONUS by Tuesday and central portion of the CONUS by Wednesday. Ensemble guidance supports the general timing previously mentioned, although there remain some timing/placement differences in the deterministic guidance (especially by Wednesday).
Down in the lower levels, a surface high builds into the eastern half of the CONUS from the Midwest late in the weekend through early next week. As the high slides east on Monday, surface winds swing from northerly to southeasterly through the day. As the ridge aloft and surface high dominate the pattern during much of the extended, the chances for rain stay zero and temperatures soar into the mid and upper 80s through Tuesday. Meanwhile, a surface low develops near the OK/TX panhandles on Tuesday and lifts northeast through Wednesday as the trough slides into the central portion of the CONUS. This surface low and the associated cold front will bring our next chance for rain by late Wednesday. Showers begin streaming into the area by Wednesday morning and afternoon with the bulk of the showers and storms moving in late Wednesday into Thursday. Some of the guidance is hinting that we will have yet another chance for strong storms with this mid-week system, but it's too early to dive into the specifics at this time given the uncertainty. 07/mb
MARINE . A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the Gulf waters, MS Sound, and Northern/Southern Mobile Bay until 10AM this morning. Exercise caution condition exist over remaining area bays. Winds begin to decrease through today with only the far offshore waters likely remaining under Exercise Caution conditions. Northeasterly flow through today becomes light to moderate easterly by tonight. Moderate southeasterly flow is expected on Friday, before shifting southerly and increasing to moderate to strong overnight ahead of another cold front. This said, Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions will likely be needed on Friday into Friday night, with the potential of needing another Small Craft Advisory by late Friday night going into Saturday. Moderate northerly flow is then expected in the wake of the FROPA by early Sunday. JEH/88
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. AL . None. FL . None. MS . None. GM . Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM CDT this morning for GMZ630>632- 650-655-670-675.
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Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
MBPA1 | 3 mi | 48 min | 53°F | 38°F | ||||
MCGA1 - 8736897 - Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL | 6 mi | 48 min | NE 12 G 16 | 50°F | 66°F | 1022.6 hPa | ||
PTOA1 | 8 mi | 48 min | 50°F | 34°F | ||||
MBLA1 - Middle Bay Light, AL | 10 mi | 108 min | N 19 | 51°F | 1021.7 hPa | |||
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL | 10 mi | 48 min | 52°F | 67°F | 1023.5 hPa | |||
WKXA1 - Weeks Bay Reserve, AL | 17 mi | 93 min | 47°F | 1023 hPa | 36°F | |||
WBYA1 | 18 mi | 48 min | 64°F | |||||
DPIA1 - Dauphin Island, AL | 22 mi | 78 min | NE 19 G 22 | 53°F | 1022.5 hPa (+1.5) | |||
FMOA1 - 8734673 - Fort Morgan, AL | 24 mi | 48 min | ENE 17 G 22 | 52°F | 1022.6 hPa | |||
PNLM6 - 8741533 - Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS | 29 mi | 48 min | 64°F | |||||
PTBM6 - 8741003 - Petit Bois Island, MS | 33 mi | 48 min | NE 21 G 25 | 55°F | 1022.8 hPa | |||
42012 - Orange Beach AL Buoy | 45 mi | 28 min | NE 19 G 23 | 56°F | 68°F | 4 ft | 1023.8 hPa | 42°F |
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL | 48 mi | 48 min | N 5.1 G 8.9 | 51°F | 69°F | 1023 hPa |
Wind History for Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL
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Last 24hr | N G15 | N G15 | N G16 | NW G14 | N G13 | N G16 | N G18 | N G12 | N G14 | N G14 | N | N G11 | NE | NE G10 | NE G10 | NE G10 | NE G11 | NE G11 | NE | NE G14 | NE G16 | NE G13 | NE G13 | |
1 day ago | N | E | SE | SE | SE | SE G7 | SE | S | S G9 | SW G10 | SW G8 | SW G9 | W | W G9 | W G7 | W G8 | W | W G8 | W G8 | W | W | N G16 | N G18 | N G19 |
2 days ago | N G12 | N G14 | N G13 | N G10 | NE G14 | NE | E G12 | NE G15 | N | E G9 | N | N | N | W | W | W G7 | W | W | NE | N | N | -- | NW | NE |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Mobile, Mobile Downtown Airport, AL | 5 mi | 25 min | NNE 10 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 52°F | 35°F | 53% | 1023.8 hPa |
Mobile, Mobile Regional Airport, AL | 11 mi | 22 min | NE 8 | 10.00 mi | A Few Clouds | 49°F | 35°F | 59% | 1023.4 hPa |
Sonny Callahan Airport, AL | 14 mi | 43 min | ENE 8 | 10.00 mi | 46°F | 32°F | 57% | 1023 hPa | |
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Wind History from BFM (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | NW | NW G18 | NW | N G19 | N G23 | NW G24 | NW G22 | N | N G21 | N | N G17 | N | N | N | N G15 | N | N | N | N | NE G19 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
1 day ago | N | N | E | E | E | SE | SE | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW G23 | N G26 |
2 days ago | N | N | N G16 | N | N | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | NE | N | W | W | W | W | W | Calm | Calm | N | NW | Calm | NW | N |
Tide / Current Tables for Mobile (Mobile State Docks), Alabama (2) (expired 1989-12-31)
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Thu -- 03:36 AM CDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:16 AM CDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:26 AM CDT 0.12 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:42 PM CDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:24 PM CDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:44 PM CDT 1.45 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 03:36 AM CDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:16 AM CDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:26 AM CDT 0.12 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:42 PM CDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:24 PM CDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:44 PM CDT 1.45 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Tide / Current Tables for Mobile Bay Entrance, Alabama Current
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Thu -- 01:17 AM CDT -1.71 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 03:35 AM CDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:17 AM CDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:13 AM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 01:17 PM CDT 1.38 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 02:43 PM CDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:24 PM CDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:17 PM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 01:17 AM CDT -1.71 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 03:35 AM CDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:17 AM CDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:13 AM CDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 01:17 PM CDT 1.38 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 02:43 PM CDT Moonrise
Thu -- 07:24 PM CDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:17 PM CDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
-1.6 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
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