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Marine Weather and Tides Red Level, AL Version 3.4

NOTICE 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 6:05AM

Sunset 7:38PM

Wednesday August 5, 2020 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)

Moonrise 9:18PM

Moonset 7:49AM

Illumination 96%

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 Red Level, AL

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Area Discussion for - Mobile/Pensacola, FL

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FXUS64 KMOB 052338 AAA AFDMOB

Area Forecast Discussion . UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 638 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2020

AVIATION. 00Z issuance . VFR conditions will prevail through Thursday afternoon. /13

PREV DISCUSSION. /issued 238 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2020/

NEAR TERM UPDATE /Now Through Thursday/ . 05.12Z upper air analysis continues to show a long-wave upper trough axis positioned from the Great Lakes southward into the central Gulf. With respect to climatology, deep layer moisture remains substantially below normal with pwat values ranging from 1.2 to 1.4 inches over much of the area today. Even so, there is enough moisture present which when combined with ascent offered by the passage of weak mid-level impulses in the mean trough position, presence of weak surface pressure trough and afternoon instability over the deep south would favor initiation of isolated afternoon storms. This is supported by the latest high resolution HRRR runs and to a lesser degree the 3KM NAM, WRF ARW/NMM 05.12Z runs. Visible satellite is showing cu growth and radar indicates storms beginning to pop-up over the river valleys to the I-10 corridor. A few storms could produce brief strong wind gusts this afternoon. Will call for a typical summer-time convective mode. Isolated convection that may carry over into the evening is forecast to show a dissipating trend. Overnight lows 68 to 73 over the interior. 76 to 81 coast.

Between two upper ridges, one over TX and the other over the southwest Atlantic, upper trough de-amplifies a bit over the local area Thursday. What's left is a general weakness in the geo-potential height field aloft into the afternoon. The deeper layer atmospheric profile will continue to be lower than normal with pwat values generally from 1.3 to 1.5 inches along and east of I-65 and 1.1 to 1.3 inches west of the interstate. Meanwhile, a very diffuse surface pressure trough remains draped from the southeast US to the central Gulf coast. Will maintain wording of mainly isolated shower/storms Thursday afternoon with the boundary in the area combined with coastal sea-breeze convergence. Do not see anything supportive of PoPs higher than ~ 20 percent and mainly over inland areas (especially northeast interior). Hot temps will continue with highs mainly in the low to mid 90s. Heat indices generally remain in the upper 90s Thursday. /10

SHORT TERM /Thursday night Through Saturday night/ . An upper trof over the interior eastern states, which extends modestly to the north central Gulf coast, slowly weakens and moves off into the western Atlantic during the period. An upper level weakness remains in place over the north central Gulf coast into the lower Mississippi River valley meanwhile, located between the westward extension of a western Atlantic upper ridge and another upper ridge centered over the south central states. A surface trof/weak frontal boundary will be located from near coastal Louisiana into central Georgia Thursday evening between an expansive surface ridge over the interior eastern states and another surface ridge over the northern Gulf. As the surface ridge gradually strengthens over the northern Gulf and the surface ridge to the north retreats a bit, the surface trof shifts slowly inland and weakens, possibly dissipating by Saturday night. Limited deep layer moisture over the area Thursday evening, with precipitable water values of 1.1-1.5 inches, gradually improves through Saturday with precipitable water values increasing to 1.6-1.9 inches. A diurnal cycle of convection is expected, but initially limited deep layer moisture coverage will hold coverage to isolated at best on Friday and confined to roughly from extreme southeast Mississippi into south central Alabama/western Florida panhandle where the surface trof/weak boundary and a weak sea breeze will aid in convective development. For Saturday, have gone with slight chance pops over the entire area as the weak surface trof/boundary drifts inland along with some support expected from a weak sea breeze. Highs will be in the lower to mid 90s each day while lows generally range from the lower 70s inland to the mid/upper 70s at the coast. Afternoon heat index values on Friday will be mainly 98 to 103 then on Saturday values of 101 to 106 are expected. A low risk of rip currents continues through Saturday night. /29

EXTENDED TERM /Sunday Through Wednesday/ . The modest upper level weakness manages to linger near the north central Gulf coast to along the lower Mississippi River valley through Wednesday between the upper ridges located to the west and east. A surface ridge is expected to persist over the northern Gulf which promotes a light southerly flow over the forecast area, and deep layer moisture continues on a gradually increasing trend with precipitable water values of 1.7-1.9 inches on Sunday increasing to around 2.0 inches through the period. A typical diurnal convective cycle is expected through the period although coverage will trend a bit higher with the improving convective environment (moisture). Will have initially low end chance pops on Sunday which slowly trend to good chance pops areawide Tuesday into Wednesday. /29

MARINE . No marine impacts expected except for locally higher winds and seas near any storms that develop. /10

MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. AL . None. FL . None. 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
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL	69 mi	56 min		87°F	89°F		1013.6 hPa
MHPA1 - Meaher Park, AL	79 mi	44 min	Calm	88°F			1013.9 hPa (+0.7)
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL	82 mi	56 min			88°F

Wind History for Pensacola, FL

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Andalusia, Andalusia-Opp Municipal Airport, AL	17 mi	48 min	NW 3	10.00 mi	Fair	85°F	73°F	70%	1013.4 hPa
Evergreen, Middleton Field, AL	18 mi	51 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	80°F	73°F	79%	1013.6 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for K79J

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Tide / Current Tables for Milton, Blackwater River, Pensacola Bay, Florida

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Tide / Current Tables for Bay Point, Blackwater River, Pensacola Bay, Florida

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Wind Forecast for Mobile/Pensacola, FL (21,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Fort Rucker, AL

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Gulf Stream Current

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