FNUS74 KMOB 212048
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0829...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
348 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY EASTERLY TRANSPORT FLOW TODAY WILL GRADUALLY
BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.  MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE BY MONDAY AS
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF INCREASES. WE COULD SEE SOME PATCHY
FOG LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT WHERE THE DEWPOINTS BEGIN TO
SLOWLY INCREASE...MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND AREAS WEST
OF INTERSTATE 65.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........36     47     48     48     48     48
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............68     64     59     57     54     51
RH..............45     59     72     77     84     90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      7      5      3      1      1
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   300    200    100    100    100
MIX HGT (M).....730    90     60     30     30     30
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18     16     12     7      3      5
TRANS SPD (M/S).8      7      5      3      1      2
DISPERSION......52     14     8      4      2      2
LVORI...........1      3      4      6      6      7
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...10
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.DESOT.03/MOB