FNUS74 KMOB 152023
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1012...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
223 PM CST FRI JAN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS WELL AS
HUMIDITY WITH RAIN RETURNING TONIGHT. A RAINY DAY ON SATURDAY WITH A
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND. STRONGER WINDS
NEAR THE COAST. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING THE RAIN TO AN END DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.
SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR RETURNS TO THE REGION NEXT WEEK BUT IT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE DRY ENOUGH FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........92     92     92     95     95     95
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............50     50     50     51     51     52
RH..............70     75     78     79     79     86
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      6      8      10
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    400    500    500    600
MIX HGT (M).....150    150    120    150    150    180
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      NE     NE     E      E      E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12     13     15     16     14     15
TRANS SPD (M/S).5      6      7      7      6      7
DISPERSION......10     9      13     13     10     8
LVORI...........3      4      4      4      4      5
CWR.............20     20     20     70     70     70

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     51     52     54     55     54
RH..............95     90     83     79     76     78
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..12     12     12     11     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   800    700    700    800    1000
MIX HGT (M).....300    240    210    210    240    300
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      E      NE     NE     NE     NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15     16     15     15     22     26
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      7      7      7      10     12
DISPERSION......10     13     12     13     23     33
LVORI...........6      5      4      4      3      3
CWR.............100    100    100    100    100    100

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100115.DESOT.02/MOB