FNUS74 KMOB 231249 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0862...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 749 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 45 67 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 71 73 72 RH..............57 49 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 4700 5400 5100 MIX HGT (M).....940 1430 1650 1550 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 9 9 DISPERSION......53 68 71 68 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL...THEN INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....33 DECREASING TO 11. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........67 63 63 63 63 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 66 63 61 60 60 RH..............57 67 78 83 86 87 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 6 6 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 400 400 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....610 120 120 90 90 90 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 13 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 5 5 5 DISPERSION......33 11 11 10 10 9 LVORI...........1 3 4 4 5 5 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2800-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTH 29 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 26 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 36 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 49 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 62 INCREASING TO 77 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 86 DECREASING TO 63 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 57 57 57 68 68 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 62 70 72 73 73 RH..............91 83 65 60 59 62 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 11 12 11 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2600 3000 3900 4300 4200 MIX HGT (M).....520 790 910 1190 1310 1280 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 16 26 30 31 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 12 13 14 13 DISPERSION......11 36 62 81 89 83 LVORI...........5 4 1 1 1 1 CWR.............10 20 20 20 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.DESOT.01/MOB