FNUS74 KMOB 182036
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0833...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
236 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS
THE EVENING APPROACHES...SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND HAIL. THE STORMS DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT COOLER DRIER
WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CST)         4 PM
SKY (%).........   99
WEATHER COV.....   SCATTERED
WEATHER TYPE....   TSTORM
TEMP............   69
RH..............   77
20 FT WIND DIR..   SW
20 FT WIND SPD..   8
MIX HGT (FT)....   1700
MIX HGT (M).....   520
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.   13
TRANS SPD (M/S).   6
DISPERSION......   23
LVORI...........   3
CWR.............   50

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........90     90     90     39     39     39
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     65     61     58     54     51
RH..............84     88     94     94     92     90
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     W      W      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      9      9      9      9
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   1100   800    600    500    300
MIX HGT (M).....430    340    240    180    150    90
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW     W      W      NW     NW     NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13     14     15     15     15     15
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      6      7      7      7      7
DISPERSION......20     12     13     12     12     10
LVORI...........4      4      5      5      5      5
CWR.............80     80     80     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090218.DESOT.03/MOB