FNUS74 KMOB 251516 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DIXON CREEK BURN...FL. D.O.F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 916 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH FLOW BETWEEN THESE PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL ALLOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY TO MOVE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. DAYTIME DISPERSION WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD FOR MOST AREAS. AS DISPERSION BECOMES POOR TONIGHT...LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW AND INCREASED SURFACE MOISTURE FAVORS FOG FORMATION. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 66 68 67 RH..............60 49 48 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 4600 4300 3800 MIX HGT (M).....940 1400 1310 1160 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 14 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 6 DISPERSION......33 49 70 58 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 CWR.............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....36 DECREASING TO 7. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 8. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............62 56 51 50 50 49 RH..............63 83 94 95 97 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 5 4 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1200 400 400 400 400 MIX HGT (M).....880 370 120 120 120 120 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 10 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 4 5 DISPERSION......36 5 5 7 7 8 LVORI...........1 5 6 6 8 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 41 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 56 INCREASING TO 66 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 57. LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 1. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...MARK BAULDREE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.DIXON.01/MOB