FNUS74 KMOB 192038
FWSMOB

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO HIGH DISPERSION AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY OVER THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO HIGH DISPERSION AND LOW HUMIDITY...

FORECAST IS BASED ON DELAYED IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CST ON JANUARY 19
TO ALLOW FORECAST UPDATE. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED TODAY WILL BRING A RETURN TO
DRY CONDITIONS WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. A MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND IN THE MIXED LAYER WILL BRING HIGH
DISPERSION THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF...AND SPREAD OF...FIRE.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........36     36     36     23     23     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     45     40     36     34     32
RH..............49     57     65     70     71     72
20 FT WIND DIR..N      NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10     8      6      5      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........36     36     36     45     45     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     34     40     48     51     49
RH..............70     61     47     34     31     32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      8      9      8      6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     25     10

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090119.DESOT.02/MOB