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SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0830...U.S. FOREST SERVICE..COR FOR 20FTWND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1014 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. COOLER/DRIER AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO AROUND 9
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 3200-3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LDSI................6 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 35 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 47 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 31.
LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 1.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........46     50     50     6      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     50     51     49     44     40
RH..............60     47     42     44     51     58
20FT WIND (MPH).NW 7   NW 11  NW 12  NW 10  NW 6   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     20     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2800   3100   3300   2200   1300
MIX HGT (M).....730    850    945    1010   670    400
TRAN WIND (MPH).NW 13  NW 18  NW 20  NW 17  NW 10  N 9
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 6   NW 8   NW 9   NW 8   NW 4   N 4
DISPERSION......35     46     46     44     22     4
LVORI...........1      1      1      1      2      3
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LDSI................22 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
LDSI................5 INCREASING TO 14 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 5 LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 2.

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090113.DESOT.01/MOB