FNUS74 KMOB 211304 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 16 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 804 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EACH AFTERNOON DUE TO PROLONGED PERIODS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH. A MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF PROLONGED RAINFALL AFTER MIDWEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........15 15 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 64 70 72 70 RH..............66 44 30 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3400 6200 6500 4600 MIX HGT (M).....430 1040 1890 1980 1400 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 12 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 5 4 4 DISPERSION......34 76 77 75 52 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....27 DECREASING TO 8. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 41 41 41 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 58 50 49 47 46 RH..............35 55 88 91 93 95 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 300 300 300 300 200 MIX HGT (M).....730 90 90 90 90 60 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......27 6 7 9 9 8 LVORI...........2 3 5 5 6 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 6400-6600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 18 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 77 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 102 DECREASING TO 93 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 55. LVORI...............6 INCREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 50 62 69 72 72 RH..............96 80 48 32 26 24 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1100 3000 5300 6600 7100 MIX HGT (M).....30 340 910 1620 2010 2160 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.8 13 21 17 14 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 9 8 6 5 DISPERSION......6 18 77 106 101 89 LVORI...........6 3 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...TRACY SIMMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090321.COMPA.01/MOB