FNUS74 KMOB 271355 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 52...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 755 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH NOON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A MUCH COLDER...DRIER AIRMASS MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL HAVE STRONG NORTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 92 90 90 90 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 69 71 73 70 RH..............78 67 61 58 63 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 15 15 14 12 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2700 3300 3500 2100 MIX HGT (M).....520 820 1010 1070 640 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 23 25 28 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 10 11 13 9 DISPERSION......33 51 65 70 39 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 2 CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 65 63 64 64 65 RH..............66 80 87 87 88 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1200 1100 900 900 900 MIX HGT (M).....430 370 340 270 270 270 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 10 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......25 11 9 8 8 7 LVORI...........3 4 5 5 5 5 CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 65 68 70 69 67 RH..............90 86 74 59 55 53 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 10 12 11 11 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1200 1900 2900 2800 2600 MIX HGT (M).....300 370 580 880 850 790 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 17 30 40 35 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 8 13 18 16 12 DISPERSION......6 26 56 94 81 60 LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1 CWR.............80 80 80 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...TRACY SIMMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090227.COMPA.01/MOB