FNUS74 KMOB 031402
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR 703E...E.N.R.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
802 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND...AND HIGH RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED AS WELL.
THESE FACTORS WILL ACT TO KEEP THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES LOW. NO
HEADLINES WILL BE NECESSARY.

.TODAY...



TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........81     92     92     92     88     88
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     72     71     69     67     66
RH..............81     78     79     85     92     92
20FT WIND (MPH).S 9    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   3200   3100   2900   300    600
MIX HGT (M).....910    980    940    880    90     180
TRAN WIND (MPH).S 14   S 15   S 15   S 15   S 15   S 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 8
DISPERSION......35     38     37     35     7      15
LVORI...........3      3      3      4      6      5
CWR.............20     50     50     50     80     80

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LDSI................12.
LVORI...............4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                    8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12
                    MPH.
LDSI................47.
LVORI...............6.

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090103.703E_.01/MOB