FNUS74 KMOB 212050
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0864...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
250 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. A COOLER AND
DRIER AIRMASS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. INCREASING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME PATCHY AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT
ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPOTS AND NEAR WATER BODIES. HIGHER WINDS AND CLOUD
COVER IS EXPECTED TO KEEP THE FOG FROM BECOMING TOO WIDESPREAD.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........84     84     84     90     90     90
WEATHER COV.......DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............57     57     57     57     57     56
RH................92     96     98     99     98     100
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     SE     SE     S      SW
20 FT WIND SPD....7      6      6      6      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)......300    300    300    300    300    300
MIX HGT (M).......90     90     90     90     90     90
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     SE     S      SW
TRANSP WIND SPD...12     12     10     10     9      8
TRANS SPD (M/S)...5      5      4      4      4      4
DISPERSION........6      10     10     9      6      5
LVORI.............6      6      8      8      9      9
CWR...............90     90     90     90     90     90

.MONDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........78     78     78     48     48     48
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............55     56     60     64     65     63
RH................100    100    87     70     63     64
20 FT WIND DIR....NW     NW     N      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD....5      5      5      5      7      7
MIX HGT (FT)......300    2200   2300   2600   2700   2600
MIX HGT (M).......90     670    700    790    820    790
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     NW     N      NW     NW     NW
TRANSP WIND SPD...8      8      8      9      12     12
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      4      4      4      5      5
DISPERSION........5      15     17     30     36     34
LVORI.............9      5      4      3      1      1
CWR...............30     30     30     30     30     30

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100221.DESOT.03/MOB