FNUS74 KMOB 201259 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0872...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 759 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF AREA BY SUNRISE WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION. EXPECT DRIER AIR TO MIX DOWN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND SURFACE HUMIDITY BOTTOMS OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT MOST PLACES. A BIT MORE HUMIDITY ON SATURDAY AS WINDS BECOME MORE EASTERLY BUT STILL EXPECT RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE PANHANDLE...EXPECT FOR COASTAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY. GOOD DISPERSIONS TODAY...GENERALLY AROUND 80 WITH THE NORTHEAST TRANSPORT WIND AROUND 15 MPH BY LATER THIS MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 68 72 73 RH..............51 36 28 26 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 4000 5000 5200 MIX HGT (M).....640 1220 1520 1580 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 4 DISPERSION......40 73 82 63 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....24 DECREASING TO 3. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 3 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 11 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 61 55 52 50 49 RH..............31 38 48 52 57 61 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 300 200 600 700 500 MIX HGT (M).....850 90 60 180 210 150 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 6 6 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 2 3 3 4 DISPERSION......24 3 2 3 3 4 LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5700-5900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 16 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 33. LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.DESOT.01/MOB