FNUS74 KMOB 181401
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1063...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
801 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 (%)...........16     16     16     16
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............46     55     59     57
RH................44     29     27     31
20 FT WIND DIR....NW     NW     NW     W
20 FT WIND SPD....2      2      3      4
MIX HGT (FT)......1900   3800   4200   3300
MIX HGT (M).......580    1160   1280   1010
TRANSP WIND DIR...N      NW     NW     W
TRANSP WIND SPD...3      6      8      8
TRANS SPD (M/S)...1      3      4      4
DISPERSION........8      27     41     33
LVORI.............2      2      1      1
CWR...............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........31     31     31     35     35     35
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............49     43     39     38     36     34
RH................50     58     67     63     66     69
20 FT WIND DIR....SW     SW     W      W      NW     N
20 FT WIND SPD....4      4      4      3      3      3
MIX HGT (FT)......1100   600    300    100    100    100
MIX HGT (M).......340    180    90     30     30     30
TRANSP WIND DIR...SW     W      W      W      NW     N
TRANSP WIND SPD...7      6      6      5      5      5
TRANS SPD (M/S)...3      3      3      2      2      2
DISPERSION........10     3      3      2      2      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 (%)...........44     44     44     44     44     44
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............31     38     49     57     61     60
RH................73     63     47     39     37     42
20 FT WIND DIR....NE     E      SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....3      4      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)......100    400    1700   3900   4600   3700
MIX HGT (M).......30     120    520    1190   1400   1130
TRANSP WIND DIR...NE     E      E      E      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...5      9      8      3      3      3
TRANS SPD (M/S)...2      4      4      1      1      1
DISPERSION........2      5      18     16     19     16
LVORI.............3      3      2      2      2      2
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.DESOT.01/MOB