FNUS74 KMOB 121416 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR 300A...E.N.R. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 816 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE ALONG WITH NEAR SEASONABLE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S ACROSS THE BURN AREA. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. MUCH COOLER/DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A DRY COLD FRONT BOTH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LDSI................13 INCREASING TO 29 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 26 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 16. LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........7 19 19 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 55 55 46 42 RH..............49 38 33 35 57 66 20FT WIND (MPH).NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 4 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2800 3100 3600 1600 1200 MIX HGT (M).....760 853 945 1100 490 370 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 12 NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 DISPERSION......33 42 29 22 13 6 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 2 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. LDSI................10 DECREASING TO 5 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 8 AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 9 DECREASING TO 8 EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH. LDSI................7 INCREASING TO 59. LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 6 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...JERRY COON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090112.300A_.01/MOB