FNUS74 KMOB 021433
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0831   0915...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
833 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY
THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. RH WILL HAVE
A CHANCE OF EXCEEDING CRITERIA OVER THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
ALBEIT DURATION MARGINAL. WATCH REMAINING UNCHANGED.

.TODAY...

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........31     31     31     31     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     53     52     44
RH..............42     29     25     28     41
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..7      8      8      8      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   3300   3900   3600   2300
MIX HGT (M).....820    1010   1190   1100   700
TRANSP WIND DIR.N      N      N      N      N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15     15     16     15     12
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      7      7      7      5
DISPERSION......45     50     59     54     33
LVORI...........1      1      1      1      1
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    BY LATE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4200 FT AGL EARLY
                    TO MID AFTERNOON..THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT
                    AGL BY SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 38 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 11 BY SUNSET.
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1.

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090302.DESOT.02/MOB