FNUS74 KMOB 232018
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1060...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
218 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INITIAL CONDITION WINDS OF SOUTHWEST DO NOT LOOK
REPRESENTATIVE...HAVE USED A PREVAILING SOUTHEAST WIND DIRECTION AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LIGHT FOG WILL DEVELOP
EARLY THIS EVENING AND PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS
WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF COAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........49     84
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     63
RH..............89     98
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..14     14
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2300
MIX HGT (M).....610    700
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.22     23
TRANS SPD (M/S).10     10
DISPERSION......43     48
LVORI...........4      4
CWR.............10     10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........79     79     79     82     82     82
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     61     61     61     61     61
RH..............95     96     96     95     94     93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..14     13     12     9      7      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1400   1100   900    1000   800
MIX HGT (M).....550    430    340    270    300    240
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     SE     SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20     21     20     15     13     10
TRANS SPD (M/S).9      9      9      7      6      4
DISPERSION......35     23     17     13     11     7
LVORI...........4      5      5      5      5      6
CWR.............30     30     30     80     80     80

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........52     52     52     50     50     50
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     62     64     67     68     67
RH..............91     90     81     68     61     60
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      5      5      4
MIX HGT (FT)....400    1000   1600   2100   2300   2000
MIX HGT (M).....120    300    490    640    700    610
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      SW     SW     SW     W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      13     17     20     18     16
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      6      8      9      8      7
DISPERSION......6      16     30     50     49     40
LVORI...........5      5      3      1      1      1
CWR.............50     50     50     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100123.DESOT.03/MOB