FNUS74 KMOB 152050
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0834...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
250 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... 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 DEWPOINTS
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. NO FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

TIME (CST)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........13     13     19     19     19     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     44     36     35     30     29
RH..............33     38     47     45     50     51
20FT WIND (MPH).N 10   N 6    N 4    N 5    N 5    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   2200   1400   700    700    700
MIX HGT (M).....880    670    430    210    210    210
TRAN WIND (MPH).N 18   N 14   N 13   N 13   NE 15  NE 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 8    N 6    N 6    N 6    NE 7   NE 7
DISPERSION......58     38     6      6      7      11
LVORI...........1      1      2      2      2      2
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0


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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090115.DESOT.02/MOB