FNUS74 KMOB 131351 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR 401B...E.N.R. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 751 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CST ON JANUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE ALONG WITH MILD 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... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%)...........49 45 35 35 18 3 WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............42 51 57 59 57 49 RH................70 50 37 33 35 48 20FT WIND (MPH)...N 7 NW 10 NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST...10 15 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)......1400 2600 3500 3000 2400 2000 MIX HGT (M).......430 790 1070 910 730 610 TRAN WIND (MPH)...N 13 NW 16 NW 20 NW 23 NW 23 NW 17 TRAN WIND (M/S)...N 6 NW 7 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 DISPERSION........23 47 51 55 48 43 LVORI.............3 1 1 1 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 10 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 29. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LDSI................43 DECREASING TO 9. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 3. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LDSI................9 INCREASING TO 27 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...JERRY COON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090113.401B_.01/MOB