Gulf Shores, Alabama 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KMOB 261256
AFDMOB

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
756 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...New UPDATE...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 754 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

 - Moderate to extreme drought will continue to exacerbate
   wildfire activity.

 - Fog development, some of which could be dense, is possible
   tonight and Thursday night.

 - Moderate to strong winds may create hazardous conditions for
   small craft from late Friday night through Sunday, potentially
   into Sunday night as well.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 754 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Stratus clouds have led to the dissipation of the dense fog expect
for over a portion of the western Florida panhandle and south
central Alabama. The Dense Fog Advisory will continue in this
remaining portion until 10 am this morning. /29

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1150 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Now through Wednesday...

An upper level ridge builds east over the Southern Plains and
Southeast from an upper high centered over the border of New and Old
Mexico, deflecting any shortwave energy well north of the forecast
area. A surface ridge develops and builds west over the Southeast in
response to the building upper ridge before shifting south to over
the Gulf through the rest of week. Deep layer moisture levels over
the Southeast decrease through the rest of week, from 1.1"-1.3"
currently to around 0.9" by Friday. Some moisture returns with a
cold front moving over the Southeast Friday night into Saturday (in
response to a series of shortwaves passing north of the Southeast).
Behind the front, a cooler and drier airmass moves over the forecast
area for the weekend, with temperatures dropping to near seasonal
norms for the weekend. Subsidence from the upper ridge will help to
limit any precipitation, with a dry frontal passage expected. In the
coming week, a series of upper level shortwaves digging south over
the western Conus shifts the upper ridge east, to over the eastern
Conus. With light boundary layer winds and good moisture in the
layer, fog development is expected tonight and Thursday nights.

Looking at temperatures, well above seasonal temperatures are
expected through most of the forecast. High temperatures in the mid
are expected Thursday and Friday over most of the forecast area. The
coming front will drop high temperatures to near seasonal norms for
the weekend, with high temperatures in the 70s are expected. High
temperatures creep back up to the around 80 to low 80s by Tuesday in
the coming week. Low temperatures see the same rise/fall/rise
regime, rising to the upper 50s to low 60s by Thursday night. The
approaching front will drop low temperatures into the low to mid 50s
Saturday night. From there, low temperatures slow rise into the mid
50s to around 60 by Tuesday night.

Onshore flow remains weak but semi-organized through the rest of the
week, keeping the risk of dangerous rip currents low. Post fropa,
moderate to strong flow develops as the offshore flow shifts to
easterly, bringing a moderate to high risk of rip currents by Sunday.
/16

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 643 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

A swath of stratus with ceilings near 1-1.8 kft has developed
across much of the area except for the easternmost portions where
patches to areas of dense fog exists. Expect conditions to
improve to VFR across the area during the mid to late morning
hours with the potential for fog development again late tonight. A
southerly flow at 5-10 knots develops today, then diminishes and
becomes southwesterly tonight. /29

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 239 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

A light easterly to southeasterly flow becomes southwesterly on
Friday. A moderate to strong offshore flow develops Friday night as
a cold front moves through then turns easterly for Saturday night
and Sunday. A light to moderate southeasterly flow develops on
Monday. A Small Craft Advisory will likely become necessary from
late Friday night through Sunday, potentially into Sunday night as
well. /29

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1150 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Very dry fuels and a lack of rain over the forecast area will allow
for an increased risk of wildfires continuing through the week. 20ft
winds are expected to remain light enough to limit the need for any
RFWs. The wild card is a seabreeze developing along the coast, and
moving inland in the afternoon, bringing locally gusty winds and
possibly causing issues over our coastal counties.
/16

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      82  60  86  59 /   0   0   0   0
Pensacola   78  62  81  62 /   0   0   0   0
Destin      75  62  76  60 /   0   0   0   0
Evergreen   86  56  87  52 /   0   0   0   0
Waynesboro  84  60  84  53 /   0   0   0   0
Camden      84  58  84  52 /   0   0   0   0
Crestview   84  56  86  56 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM CDT this morning for ALZ056-060.

FL...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM CDT this morning for FLZ205-206.

MS...None.
GM...None.
&&

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