FNUS74 KMOB 051428 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG PEN ROAD...FL. D.O.F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 828 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........NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 18 16 19 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 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......17 20 21 16 LVORI...........2 2 2 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........86 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 28 24 24 24 23 RH..............37 65 80 82 84 86 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 MIX HGT (FT)....800 200 200 200 200 200 MIX HGT (M).....244 60 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 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 24 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 2. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 36 53 61 64 62 RH..............80 64 44 31 28 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1300 2100 2800 2800 1900 MIX HGT (M).....60 400 640 850 850 580 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 DISPERSION......2 10 19 27 28 20 LVORI...........5 2 2 2 2 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...MARK BAULDREE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090205.HOGPE.01/MOB