FNUS74 KMOB 202048
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0872...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
348 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES
TO THE MID ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND.  VERY LITTLE CHANGE WILL OCCUR AS THE
NEAR SURFACE LAYER REMAINS DRY AND THE NORTHEAST FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY
WITH TIME.  OVERNIGHT FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      4 PM
SKY (%).........13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............73
RH..............28
20 FT WIND DIR..NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..9
MIX HGT (FT)....5200
MIX HGT (M).....1580
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10
TRANS SPD (M/S).4
DISPERSION......62
LVORI...........1
CWR.............0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........13     5      5      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     61     55     52     50     49
RH..............31     56     70     77     80     80
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7      5      2      2      1      1
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   300    300    300    300    300
MIX HGT (M).....549    90     90     90     90     90
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE     NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7      8      8      8      9      9
TRANS SPD (M/S).3      4      4      4      4      4
DISPERSION......24     4      4      4      4      4
LVORI...........2      2      2      2      3      3
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      15     15     15     15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     51     61     70     73     73
RH..............83     76     53     41     38     39
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..1      2      4      6      7      6
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   2100   2400   3900   5400   5400
MIX HGT (M).....430    640    730    1189   1650   1650
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE     NE     E      SE     SE     E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      9      16     12     9      8
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      4      7      5      4      4
DISPERSION......4      24     49     41     43     50
LVORI...........3      2      1      1      1      1
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.DESOT.02/MOB