FNUS74 KMOB 121851
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-372   378...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1251 PM CST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.

.REST OF TODAY...

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........12     18     24     30     40     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     69     61     53     48     47
RH..............28     26     40     62     75     83
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      2      2      2      2
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   2400   900    600    200    100
MIX HGT (M).....1160   730    270    180    60     30
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      E      E      E      E      E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7      6      3      3      2      2
TRANS SPD (M/S).3      3      1      1      1      1
DISPERSION......34     18     4      2      1      1
LVORI...........1      2      2      4      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2.
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 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.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 14.
LVORI...............7 DECREASING TO 3.

FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...RODNEY LANDRUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.C3723.01/MOB