FNUS74 KMOB 112000
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1018...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
200 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS A SURFACE SYSTEM APPROACHES...THEN PASSES SOUTH OF
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WILL
OCCUR OVER THE AREA...ENDING BY SUNSET FRIDAY. FOR THE WEEKEND...
COLD AIR PUSHING OVER THE AREA WILL LIMIT THE DAYTIME HUMIDITY DROP
OVER THE WEEKEND....WITH CRITICAL RH VALUES NOT EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...WITH A RETURN TO ONSHORE BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM PUSHES A
FRONT ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.

FOG WILL MOST LIKELY MIX IN WITH THE MIX BAG OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CST)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............42     42
RH..............47     49
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   2600
MIX HGT (M).....850    790
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE     NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10     8
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      4
DISPERSION......24     19
LVORI...........2      2
CWR.............30     30

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............41     38     36     35     35     33
RH..............53     63     72     74     76     80
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     N      N      NE     NE     N
20 FT WIND SPD..2      2      4      8      8      8
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   800    300    300    200    200
MIX HGT (M).....520    240    90     90     60     60
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      N      N      NE     NE     N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      6      8      14     14     14
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      3      4      6      6      6
DISPERSION......14     6      7      12     12     12
LVORI...........2      3      3      3      4      4
CWR.............50     50     50     100    100    100

.FRIDAY...
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 S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............31     32     33     35     35     35
RH..............88     88     86     84     83     83
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      7      7      7      7
MIX HGT (FT)....200    600    900    1300   1300   1100
MIX HGT (M).....60     180    270    400    400    340
TRANSP WIND DIR.N      NE     NE     NE     N      N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13     13     13     14     15     16
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      6      6      6      7      7
DISPERSION......12     11     15     21     22     22
LVORI...........5      5      4      4      4      4
CWR.............100    100    100    100    100    20

$$
FORECASTER...SAM
REQUESTED BY...DIANE TYRONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100211.DESOT.02/MOB