FNUS74 KMOB 091338
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0950...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
738 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     61     61     61
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     66     68     68     67
RH..............79     67     63     66     71
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     S      S      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7      8      9      9      9
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   3000   5000   4600   3800
MIX HGT (M).....460    910    1520   1400   1160
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13     16     18     18     16
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      7      8      8      7
DISPERSION......27     45     57     54     48
LVORI...........4      2      1      1      2
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........69     69     69     74     74     74
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     63     62     61     60     60
RH..............80     84     88     92     93     94
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      7      6      5      4
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   1000   100    100    100    100
MIX HGT (M).....820    300    30     30     30     30
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14     13     12     10     8      6
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      6      5      4      4      3
DISPERSION......41     21     7      4      3      3
LVORI...........3      4      5      6      6      7
CWR.............20     20     20     20     20     20

.TUESDAY...

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........66     66     66     83     83     83
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     62     67     72     74     73
RH..............99     93     78     66     61     62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4      6      10     14     14     14
MIX HGT (FT)....100    900    2300   4300   4600   4100
MIX HGT (M).....30     270    700    1310   1400   1250
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7      14     21     28     30     31
TRANS SPD (M/S).3      6      9      13     13     14
DISPERSION......4      15     44     79     82     78
LVORI...........9      6      3      1      1      1
CWR.............20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090209.DESOT.01/MOB