Prichard, Alabama 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KMOB 231910
AFDMOB

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
110 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

...New DISCUSSION, MARINE...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1259 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

  - Dense fog is expected to develop tonight across the entire
    local area and will likely become a common occurrence each
    night through, at least, Saturday night. Dense sea fog may
    linger well past daybreak each day, especially over Mobile Bay
    and the Mississippi Sound.

  - Well above average temperatures are expected all week,
    including Christmas Day. A cold front brings an end to this
    warmth Sunday night.

  - A moderate risk of rip currents will be in place through
    Wednesday afternoon.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1259 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

An anomalously strong upper ridge has built in across much of the
CONUS. This ridge will be the dominant synoptic feature over our
area through Saturday before finally breaking down on Sunday as
longwave troughing digs across the eastern US. At the surface,
high pressure building overhead is allowing for a light southerly
to southwesterly flow to develop, helping to advect in a warm and
humid airmass from the Gulf. Although the proximity to the ridge
aloft and surface high will keep us dry through the remainder of
the week, the environment looks primed for dense fog to become a
common occurrence each night starting tonight and lingering
through potentially Saturday night. The first of likely several
Dense Fog Advisories this week has been issued and will be in
effect for all land areas from 9 PM tonight through 10 AM
Wednesday for visibilities dropping to less than a quarter mile.
In addition, a Marine Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for all
local bays and sounds, and nearshore Gulf waters out 20 NM from 6
PM this evening through 10 AM Wednesday morning for visibilities
dropping to below 1 nautical mile. Considering that dew points
tomorrow are forecast to rise into the low to mid 60s during the
daytime hours, moving over water temps in the upper 50s, cannot
rule out the possibility of dense sea fog lingering throughout the
entire day tomorrow for Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound.

We will be very warm for this time of year for the remainder of the
week and into the upcoming weekend. Highs through Sunday will top
out in the mid to upper 70s (low 70s along the immediate coast) and
lows through Saturday night will only drop into the 50s.
Climatologically speaking, these temperatures are roughly 10-15
degrees above average over coastal counties and an impressive 15-20
degrees above average for interior counties. Next chance of rain
comes on Sunday out ahead of a strong cold front that should pass
through the area Sunday night. Temperatures early next week may
drop by nearly 20 to 30 degrees from where we were on Saturday! A
Moderate Risk of rip currents will continue through Wednesday,
becoming a low risk on Thursday and through the remainder of the
week. /96

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.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1119 AM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

Predominately VFR conditions prevail into the early evening, with
the exception of some localized IFR/MVFR conditions near the
coast. VLIFR conditions in dense fog develop across the area
beginning in the mid evening hours, and persists until improving
around mid morning on Wednesday. A south to southeast flow at 5-10
knots becomes calm or light and variable by the early evening
hours. /29

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.MARINE...
Issued at 1259 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

A light easterly to southeasterly flow will continue through
tonight, becoming light and variable Wednesday and Thursday. Light
southwesterly flow develops Thursday night and continues through
the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Additionally, it
is becoming increasingly likely that dense sea fog will develop
each night starting tonight through the remainder of the week
across local area bays and sounds, as well as the nearshore Gulf
waters. Visibilities will likely drop to below 1 NM in many areas.
/96

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      57  76  53  75 /   0   0   0   0
Pensacola   57  74  55  73 /   0   0   0   0
Destin      57  73  56  72 /   0   0  10   0
Evergreen   52  78  51  78 /   0   0   0   0
Waynesboro  53  76  51  77 /   0   0   0   0
Camden      52  76  51  76 /   0   0   0   0
Crestview   52  78  50  77 /   0   0   0   0

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.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Dense Fog Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Wednesday
     for ALZ051>060-261>266.

FL...Dense Fog Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Wednesday
     for FLZ201>206.

MS...Dense Fog Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Wednesday
     for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

GM...Dense Fog Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Wednesday
     for GMZ630>632.

     Dense Fog Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Wednesday
     for GMZ633>636-650-655.

&&

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