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SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0921...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
306 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1515 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES AND OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A GRADUALLY MOISTENING AIRMASS OVER THE REGION BY THE
WEEKEND. DRY AIR IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AND WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A SLIGHT MIXING PROCESS...
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA...AND MAY AGAIN FALL INTO THE MID 30S ONCE AGAIN ACROSS INLAND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........7      21     21     21     21     21
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............82     74     66     63     61     59
RH..............43     61     82     92     97     100
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      4      3      3      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   2000   1300   600    200    200
MIX HGT (M).....1310   610    400    180    60     60
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10     7      5      5      7      8
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      3      2      2      3      4
DISPERSION......53     3      2      2      3      4
LVORI...........1      3      5      6      9      9
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........21     13     13     13     13     13
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     64     78     83     85     85
RH..............100    87     58     46     43     43
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      9      12     12     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    1200   3400   5600   6200   5100
MIX HGT (M).....60     370    1040   1710   1890   1550
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      10     15     18     20     17
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      4      7      8      9      8
DISPERSION......3      16     52     61     64     70
LVORI...........9      4      1      1      1      1
CWR.............0      10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.DESOT.02/MOB