FNUS74 KMOB 021447 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR 602A...E.N.R. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 847 AM CST SAT JAN 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER AND COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE FILTERING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FOR SUNDAY...EVEN LOWER DEWPOINTS ENTER INTO THE AREA...POSSIBLY REACHING THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS WOULD RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS FOR A LONG DURATION FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. LOOKING JUST BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD SHOWS THAT RED FLAG CRITERIA MAY BE REACHED ON MONDAY AS WELL OVER INTERIOR ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 44 49 50 44 RH..............58 37 30 28 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 11 8 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2300 3000 3400 2400 MIX HGT (M).....400 700 910 1040 730 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 17 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 8 6 DISPERSION......32 43 50 59 36 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 24 24 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 33 29 28 27 RH..............43 49 55 65 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1600 1100 700 700 600 MIX HGT (M).....610 490 340 210 210 180 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 7 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 4 4 4 DISPERSION......26 4 3 4 4 4 LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 24 24 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 31 40 46 48 47 RH..............70 49 31 22 20 24 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1200 1900 2600 3100 3100 MIX HGT (M).....180 370 580 790 940 940 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE N N TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 12 10 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 4 4 DISPERSION......4 15 26 38 40 31 LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...ROGER KENNEDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100102.602A_.01/MOB