FNUS74 KMOB 091349
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 31...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
749 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AREAS OF FOG WILL BURN OFF BY THE MID MORNING HOURS TODAY
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS AND HIGHER AMOUNTS
OF HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY.  TONIGHT...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TRANSPORT FLOW
OFF THE GULF WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF FOG AND LOW DISPERSION AGAIN.  THE
SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM STARTS TO DEEPEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH MOISTURE
LEVELS INCREASING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONTAL SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     45     32     32     32
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     65     71     73     71
RH..............72     54     42     38     43
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      8      8      7
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   2400   4300   4800   3900
MIX HGT (M).....370    730    1310   1460   1190
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13     14     14     17     15
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      6      6      8      7
DISPERSION......19     35     54     72     58
LVORI...........3      2      1      1      1
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........43     43     43     48     48     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     55     50     49     49     48
RH..............61     82     96     97     99     100
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      SE     SE     SE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      4      4      3      3
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   600    100    100    100    100
MIX HGT (M).....490    180    30     30     30     30
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      SE     SE     SE     E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      7      7      6      3      3
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      3      3      3      1      1
DISPERSION......19     6      3      2      1      0
LVORI...........2      5      8      10     10     10
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........57     57     57     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     53     65     74     78     77
RH..............100    98     69     49     42     43
20 FT WIND DIR..E      SE     SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..3      5      9      11     11     9
MIX HGT (FT)....100    900    2600   5100   5400   5100
MIX HGT (M).....30     270    790    1550   1650   1550
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      SE     S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5      10     17     23     22     22
TRANS SPD (M/S).2      4      8      10     10     10
DISPERSION......2      11     38     71     71     66
LVORI...........10     5      2      1      1      1
CWR.............0      0      0      10     10     10

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