FNUS74 KMOB 181256 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT 461 464...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 656 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MODERATING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A CONTINUED VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS IN BOTH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME MODIFICATION IN DEWPOINTS IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WHICH SHOULD PREVENT THE ALABAMA COUNTIES FROM REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA... BUT THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS LIKELY TO SEE SEVERAL HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS FURTHER EAST. NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............45 54 58 57 RH................45 29 24 27 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....4 4 4 3 MIX HGT (FT)......1900 3900 4300 3300 MIX HGT (M).......580 1190 1310 1010 TRANSP WIND DIR...N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...5 7 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S)...2 3 4 4 DISPERSION........11 33 52 37 LVORI.............2 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........30 30 30 32 32 32 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............47 40 35 34 32 29 RH................45 57 67 63 67 73 20 FT WIND DIR....W W NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD....3 3 2 2 2 2 MIX HGT (FT)......1100 600 200 100 100 100 MIX HGT (M).......340 180 60 30 30 30 TRANSP WIND DIR...W NW NW NW N N TRANSP WIND SPD...5 3 3 2 2 3 TRANS SPD (M/S)...2 1 1 1 1 1 DISPERSION........6 2 2 1 1 2 LVORI.............2 3 3 3 3 3 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........43 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............25 34 46 56 60 59 RH................83 67 46 36 30 34 20 FT WIND DIR....NE E SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....3 4 5 5 5 4 MIX HGT (FT)......100 400 1700 4000 4600 3700 MIX HGT (M).......30 120 520 1220 1400 1130 TRANSP WIND DIR...NE E NE NW W W TRANSP WIND SPD...5 8 8 3 3 3 TRANS SPD (M/S)...2 4 4 1 1 1 DISPERSION........2 5 18 16 19 15 LVORI.............5 3 2 2 2 2 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DAVID BERENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100218.CPT46.01/MOB