FNUS74 KMOB 221250 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0862...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 750 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AGAIN TODAY DUE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW RH. RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL ON MONDAY. A MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION LATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER MIDWEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 72 74 73 RH..............56 45 41 40 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 4800 6300 6800 MIX HGT (M).....700 1460 1920 2070 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 17 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 8 8 7 DISPERSION......50 82 85 81 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL...THEN INCREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....38 DECREASING TO 7. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 32 32 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............69 63 57 55 54 53 RH..............47 59 76 81 84 85 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 5 6 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 300 300 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....760 90 90 90 90 90 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 9 9 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......38 7 6 5 5 6 LVORI...........1 3 4 4 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5600-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 32 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 42 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 59 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 66 DECREASING TO 44 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 45 45 45 62 62 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 55 65 70 73 73 RH..............87 79 57 49 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 9 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2300 3000 4500 5400 5800 MIX HGT (M).....460 700 910 1370 1650 1770 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 20 17 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 7 9 8 7 7 DISPERSION......8 42 63 65 46 48 LVORI...........5 3 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090322.DESOT.01/MOB