FNUS74 KMOB 191328
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0959...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
728 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND MIDDAY TODAY BRINGS A
RETURN TO DRIER CONDITIONS...WHICH PERSISTS INTO TUESDAY. NO
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. A MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WIND IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL RESULT IN HIGH DISPERSION
VALUES. THIS COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY RESULTS IN AN
INCREASED RISK OF AND SPREAD OF FIRE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                    3200-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 18 TO
                    22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........51     51     51     51     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     58     58     49
RH..............53     42     37     37     50
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      10     10     8      6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). NO FOG WILL DEVELOP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........49     49     49     35     35     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     45     43     39     38     36
RH..............50     58     61     65     65     66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      4      3      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090119.DESOT.01/MOB