FNUS74 KMOB 021439
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0912...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
839 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     49     53     52     44
RH..............43     29     26     28     42
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..8      9      9      9      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   3300   3900   3600   2200
MIX HGT (M).....820    1010   1190   1100   670
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     51     59     53     32
LVORI...........1      1      1      1      1
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 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.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4200 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT
                    AGL BY SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 6 TO
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 37.
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090302.DESOT.03/MOB