FNUS74 KMOB 121319
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 4...FL. D.O.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
819 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL STALL OFFSHORE
BRINGING SEVERAL PERIODS OF RAIN EARLY FRIDAY LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL RETREAT NORTH FRIDAY...BRINGING ONSHORE WINDS FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI
BORDER FRIDAY NIGHT AND HEAD NORTHEAST WITH A TRAILING FRONT SW TO NE
OVER THE REGION. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH THE ACTUAL PLACEMENT
OF THE FRONT SO WE HAVEN'T MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS FOR
THE WEEKEND INTO THE COMING WEEK.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........96     54     54     42     42
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     64     71     75     76
RH..............77     54     41     35     34
20 FT WIND DIR..N      E      E      SE     S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      3      2      2      2
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   2600   4000   5200   5800
MIX HGT (M).....340    790    1220   1580   1770
TRANSP WIND DIR.N      N      N      NW     SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      6      5      5      5
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      3      2      2      2
DISPERSION......11     17     17     27     30
LVORI...........4      3      2      2      2
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...ROBBIE PRINCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.HWY4_.01/MOB