FNUS74 KMOB 121435
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOCK 0806...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
835 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...
AND TENNESSEE WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE DAY...WITH A DRY AIRMASS OVER
THE AREA SHIFTING WITH IT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREATE A LIGHT
BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW...LIMITING DISPERSIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...INCREASING MOISTURE
LEVELS...WITH SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SEEING THE RETURN EARLIEST. A SYSTEM
PASSING OVER THE AREA FRIDAY WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN...
ALONG WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........11     12     12     12     26     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     68     70     68     58     53
RH..............45     34     31     36     58     72
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     E      E      SE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      4      2      2
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   4200   2900   1500   800    400
MIX HGT (M).....880    1280   880    460    240    120
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE     NE     E      E      E      E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      8      8      6      4      3
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      4      4      3      2      2
DISPERSION......31     43     30     12     7      3
LVORI...........1      1      2      2      3      3
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY LIGHT FOG
                    POSSIBLE TOWARDS SUNRISE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO
                    10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 16.
LVORI...............7 DECREASING TO 3.

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.BLOCK.02/MOB