FNUS74 KMOB 091352
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0903...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
752 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     70     70     69
RH..............64     55     56     61
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     S      S      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7      8      8      8
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   5100   4900   4200
MIX HGT (M).....850    1550   1490   1280
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16     17     18     16
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      8      8      7
DISPERSION......47     72     75     61
LVORI...........2      1      1      2
CWR.............10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........66     66     66     71     71     71
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     62     60     59     59     59
RH..............71     80     87     91     92     93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7      6      5      5      4      3
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   1300   200    200    200    200
MIX HGT (M).....1010   400    60     60     60     60
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12     10     9      8      7      5
TRANS SPD (M/S).5      4      4      4      3      2
DISPERSION......39     17     5      3      3      2
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 (%).........68     68     68     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............58     61     67     72     74     74
RH..............98     94     78     64     59     60
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      5      9      12     12     11
MIX HGT (FT)....200    900    2400   4500   4800   4300
MIX HGT (M).....60     270    730    1370   1460   1310
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5      10     18     25     28     30
TRANS SPD (M/S).2      4      8      11     13     13
DISPERSION......3      12     40     74     80     79
LVORI...........9      6      3      1      1      1
CWR.............20     20     20     20     20     20

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REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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