NWS Mobile Issues Heat Advisory for Parts of Alabama and Florida
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Wednesday, August 19, 2026, amid open and developing weather conditions.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 1:09 p.m. ET
The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, issued an official on August 18, 2026, which is in effect from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. According to the issuing weather office, heat index values up to 110 are expected under the , while heat index values up to 113 are noted for the Extreme Heat Warning until 8:00 PM CDT this evening. The situation remains open and developing.
The covers zones across Alabama and Florida, including Mobile Central, Baldwin Central, Mobile Coastal, and Baldwin Coastal counties in Alabama, alongside Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal, and Okaloosa Coastal counties in Florida. Specific cities within these areas include Mobile, Pensacola, Prichard, Navarre, Gulf Shores, Gulf Breeze, Bayou La Batre, Niceville, Wright, Daphne, Pensacola Beach, Eglin AFB, Fort Morgan, Seminole, Dauphin Island, Beulah, Perdido Bay, Theodore, Bagdad, Fairhope, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Fort Pickens, Foley, and Orange Beach.
Official records state that heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity. Recommended precautions include drinking plenty of fluids, staying in air-conditioned rooms, staying out of the sun, checking on relatives and neighbors, wearing lightweight and loose-fitting clothing, and limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments for outdoor work. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location, and emergency services should be called by dialing 9 1 1 for heat stroke.
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