FNUS74 KMOB 011324
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0960...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
724 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HUMIDITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE AREA MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH GULF. RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN
OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING...SPREADING EAST OVER NIGHT.
A RAINY DAY ON MONDAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY...BRINGING IN MUCH DRIER AIR. LOWEST HUMIDITY
AROUND 25 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........46     44     44     59     90     90
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     64     66     64     59     55
RH..............68     46     46     54     70     83
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      5      6      5      4      3
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   5900   6300   5600   3200   1000
MIX HGT (M).....910    1800   1920   1710   980    300
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW     SW     SW     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13     15     13     9      6      5
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      7      6      4      3      2
DISPERSION......49     98     83     30     18     8
LVORI...........1      1      1      2      3      5
CWR.............10     20     20     20     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. INCREASING CHANCE FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT
                    MID EVENING ON.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 6.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 17 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTH 21 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    DECREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 48.
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090201.DESOT.01/MOB