FNUS74 KMOB 171200 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR CPTS 412 420...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 700 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN STATES GRADUALLY SHIFTS INTO THE ATLANTIC THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH SATURDAY ALLOWING GULF MOISTURE TO FLOW INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA. NO FOG EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 60 60 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 70 73 74 RH..............69 59 53 51 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 12 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3900 4900 5500 MIX HGT (M).....730 1190 1490 1680 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 9 9 DISPERSION......47 59 60 62 LVORI...........2 1 1 1 CWR.............20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 61 61 61 65 65 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 67 62 59 57 55 RH..............56 66 79 88 94 98 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 8 6 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2200 500 500 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....1190 670 150 150 150 150 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.20 15 10 8 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 7 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION......52 21 9 5 6 6 LVORI...........1 3 4 5 6 7 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 84 84 84 80 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 57 65 70 72 71 RH..............100 92 74 62 60 64 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 11 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 1300 3200 3800 3100 MIX HGT (M).....210 270 400 980 1160 940 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 14 23 25 23 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 10 11 10 9 DISPERSION......7 17 34 61 63 48 LVORI...........8 5 3 1 1 1 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DAVID BERENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.CPTS4.01/MOB