FNUS74 KMOB 201258 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR THE FORK BURN...FL. D.O.F. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 758 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT SATURDAY... .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) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 63 70 72 71 RH..............58 44 29 28 32 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2900 4700 5000 4000 MIX HGT (M).....460 880 1430 1520 1220 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 15 13 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 6 4 DISPERSION......25 54 82 77 41 LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....26 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 60 52 49 47 46 RH..............36 48 62 65 68 69 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 300 300 600 700 600 MIX HGT (M).....850 90 90 180 210 180 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 4 4 4 DISPERSION......26 3 3 4 4 5 LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5500-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 23 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 54 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 42 DECREASING TO 30 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...MARK BAULDREE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.THEFO.01/MOB