FNUS74 KMOB 151400 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN 1...FL. DIV. OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 800 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT... .DISCUSSION...A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY...BRINGING WITH IT A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...AND DEW POINTS WILL FALL QUICKLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BY TONIGHT...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE COAST...WITH MIDDLE AND UPPER TEENS EXPECTED OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES...WITH LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE COAST. HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE...AND WILL REMAIN BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY DRY OUT MOST FUELS VERY QUICKLY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........6 6 6 6 6 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 41 47 52 51 40 RH..............72 54 39 32 32 48 20FT WIND (MPH).N 7 N 9 N 11 N 11 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2000 2700 2900 2700 1900 MIX HGT (M).....400 610 820 880 820 580 TRAN WIND (MPH).N 13 N 16 N 17 N 20 N 18 N 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 N 7 N 8 N 9 N 8 N 7 DISPERSION......28 35 39 57 56 35 LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 18 MPH. LDSI................33 DECREASING TO 17 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2700-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LDSI................15 INCREASING TO 34 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............2 DECREASING TO 1 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...CARL PARADISE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090115.BURN1.01/MOB