FNUS74 KMOB 081432 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0950...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 832 AM CST SUN FEB 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL SHIFT INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH TUESDAY AND MAINTAIN A GENERALLY LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE REGION. GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY FLOW INTO THE REGION AND WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BOTH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 70 71 69 RH..............69 54 51 56 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 6 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 4700 3600 2900 MIX HGT (M).....940 1430 1100 880 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 13 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 4 DISPERSION......30 46 46 40 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....24 DECREASING TO 3. LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 6. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 63 63 63 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............64 60 56 55 54 53 RH..............67 78 84 86 87 88 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 3 3 3 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1200 500 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....820 370 150 150 150 150 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 5 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 2 2 2 DISPERSION......24 3 2 2 2 2 LVORI...........3 4 5 6 6 6 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 53 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 42. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090208.DESOT.01/MOB