FNUS74 KMOB 121427 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR 904B...E.N.R. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 827 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LDSI................18 INCREASING TO 36 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 28 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 18. LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 3 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) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........7 7 20 20 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 50 53 55 50 45 RH..............55 46 35 34 46 57 20FT WIND (MPH).NE 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2600 3100 3300 2500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....640 790 945 1010 762 430 TRAN WIND (MPH).NE 14 NE 13 NE 10 NE 8 NE 7 NE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 6 NE 6 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 DISPERSION......36 40 38 28 18 11 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 2 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. LDSI................10 DECREASING TO 6 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3000-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH. LDSI................13 INCREASING TO 60. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 5 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...ROGER KENNEDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090112.904B_.01/MOB