FNUS74 KMOB 301332
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 19...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
732 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HUMIDITY WILL DROP AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. CLOSER TO THE HIGH CENTER...OVER SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT NORTHERLY WITH THE STRONGER WINDS
OVER THE EASTERLY SECTIONS WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
GUSTY. LOW HUMIDITY AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT WITH LESS
WIND...EASTERN SECTION WILL SEE A LITTLE HIGH HUMIDITY SATURDAY AS
WINDS BEGIN TO TURN SOUTHERLY. RAIN ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH A BREEZY START TO THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SOUTH OF THE
AREA.

.TODAY...


TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........2      0      0      10     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     43     50     56     56     51
RH..............75     52     37     28     26     35
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      7      8      9      9      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   2000   3600   4700   5500   1100
MIX HGT (M).....340    610    1100   1430   1680   340
TRANSP WIND DIR.N      N      N      N      NW     NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15     17     17     16     12     7
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      8      8      7      5      3
DISPERSION......23     43     62     66     50     10
LVORI...........2      1      1      1      1      2
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT BY
                    SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4600 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON....THEN DECREASING TO
                    1600 FT AGL BY SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 29.
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.

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