FNUS74 KMOB 231252 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 9 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 752 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SOUTHEASTERLY TRANSPORT FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL ALSO INCREASE...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........46 46 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 65 71 74 73 RH..............75 54 44 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 3100 5700 6400 4600 MIX HGT (M).....400 940 1740 1950 1400 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 15 14 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 7 6 4 DISPERSION......31 76 68 63 42 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL...THEN INCREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....24 DECREASING TO 8. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 4 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 5 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 6 DECREASING TO 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 6 INCREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 64 56 54 54 54 RH..............48 63 88 93 95 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 200 300 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....730 60 90 90 90 90 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 9 10 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 4 4 5 5 DISPERSION......24 5 6 9 10 10 LVORI...........2 3 5 6 5 6 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-6800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 23 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 33 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 58 INCREASING TO 74 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 84 DECREASING TO 65 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 54 54 54 60 60 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 58 68 74 76 76 RH..............99 86 59 49 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 11 11 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2500 3300 5500 6700 6900 MIX HGT (M).....460 760 1010 1680 2040 2100 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 23 23 24 24 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 10 10 11 11 DISPERSION......12 33 58 75 82 84 LVORI...........6 4 1 1 1 1 CWR.............10 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...TRACY SIMMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.COMPA.01/MOB