FNUS74 KMOB 131250 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 17 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 650 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON JANUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE EAST BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON AND A LIGHT WEST TO A LIGHT VARIABLE WIND OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. DRIEST CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PANHANDLE. NOT QUITE AS DRY ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST AND THE LOW LEVEL WINDS BEGIN TO TURN MORE SOUTHEAST. RAIN RETURNS TO THE FORECAST FRIDAY EVENING AND THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........5 5 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 48 53 54 47 RH..............52 33 27 26 43 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 2 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1800 2200 2300 1600 MIX HGT (M).....400 550 670 700 490 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 6 2 3 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 1 1 2 DISPERSION......15 11 6 6 6 LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 36 36 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 33 27 25 23 22 RH..............57 76 87 74 76 77 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S E NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 600 300 200 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....400 180 90 60 90 90 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 3 2 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 1 2 1 1 DISPERSION......6 2 2 2 1 1 LVORI...........3 4 6 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100113.COMPA.01/MOB