FNUS74 KMOB 201343 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 9...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 743 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. LOWEST HUMIDITIES TODAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE ALONG WITH FAIR TO AVERAGE DISPERSION. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE HIGH...POSITIONED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...IMPARTS A SOUTHERLY FLOW. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 45 52 55 53 RH..............50 33 23 19 23 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 3000 4000 2700 1500 MIX HGT (M).....580 910 1220 820 460 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 4 4 3 DISPERSION......11 25 41 28 13 LVORI...........2 2 1 2 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 32 26 23 22 21 RH..............43 65 81 84 86 90 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 2 2 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 200 100 200 200 MIX HGT (M).....60 60 60 30 60 60 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 3 2 2 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 2 1 1 1 1 DISPERSION......1 2 2 1 1 1 LVORI...........2 3 5 5 6 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 19 19 47 47 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............21 37 54 62 64 63 RH..............91 65 40 30 29 34 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1500 2900 4200 2900 1600 MIX HGT (M).....60 460 880 1280 880 490 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.2 5 7 8 9 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 2 3 4 4 4 DISPERSION......1 9 24 42 31 17 LVORI...........7 3 2 1 1 2 CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...TRACY SIMMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090220.COMPA.01/MOB