FNUS74 KMOB 171446 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR 906...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 846 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND ALL OF WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY AS A HIGH MOVES TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE REGION AND A FEW COASTAL THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. FOG UNLIKELY TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-1700 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH EARLY. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........51 68 68 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 49 51 50 RH..............38 34 38 48 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 21 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 69 69 78 78 78 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 47 47 48 49 50 RH..............56 63 64 63 67 70 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 52 55 57 59 59 RH..............74 81 78 74 64 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090117.906__.01/MOB