FNUS74 KMOB 051422
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST COLDWATER...FL. D.O.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
822 AM CST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A
LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE
TEENS AND LOW 20S. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ON FRIDAY
BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 1300-1500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 19 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 10 LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 2.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     48     51     49
RH..............26     19     16     20
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     E      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      3      3      3
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   1900   2000   1600
MIX HGT (M).....460    580    610    488
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE     NE     E      SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      8      8      9
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      4      4      4
DISPERSION......18     20     21     16
LVORI...........2      2      2      2
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 5.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........2      2      2      6      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     29     25     25     24     24
RH..............37     63     78     81     83     85
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      2      2      2      2      2
MIX HGT (FT)....800    300    200    200    200    200
MIX HGT (M).....244    91     60     60     60     60
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      5      5      5      5      5
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      2      2      2      2      2
DISPERSION......3      2      2      2      2      2
LVORI...........2      3      4      5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY GILBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.EASTC.01/MOB