797 
FPUS74 KMOB 180945
NOWMOB

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
341 AM CST TUE MAR 18 2003

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181200-
DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 20 NM-
PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM-
MOBILE BAY-
BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH-
COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE-
GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA
INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE-WASHINGTON-
WAYNE-WILCOX-
341 AM CST TUE MAR 18 2003

.NOW...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTS NO RAIN ACTIVITY
WITHIN 250 MILES OF THE MOBILE RADAR SITE.  NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 10 AM.  REGIONAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AND
SATELLITE PHOTOS DO SHOW PATCHES OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING.  FORECASTERS EXPECT THE PATCHY DENSE FOG TO LINGER ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM...SLOWLY DISSIPATING IN THE MID MORNING HOURS.
VISIBILITIES AT SOME LOCATIONS WILL FALL TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE AT TIMES.
&&
PERSONS PLANNING HIGHWAY TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING SHOULD
BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING PATCHES OF DENSE FOG.
MOTORISTS SHOULD REMEMBER TO SWITCH TO THE LOW BEAM SETTING ON THE
HEADLIGHTS TO INCREASE VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN DENSE FOG.

BOATERS SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE PATCHES OF DENSE FOG NEAR SHORE...
AS WELL AS ACROSS COASTAL BAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS.

$$