FNUS74 KMOB 251310
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT   8...U.S.F.S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
710 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER
SOUTH OVER THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DIP INTO
THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY...AND THEN
AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. AN UPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE NEAR/OVER
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST
TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAINFALL
ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE BEST CHANCES EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
AND SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND LESSER
RAIN CHANCES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........0      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............43     50     53     51
RH................32     21     18     20
20 FT WIND DIR....N      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD....8      8      8      6
MIX HGT (FT)......2800   4000   4700   4300
MIX HGT (M).......850    1220   1430   1310
TRANSP WIND DIR...N      NW     NW     NW
TRANSP WIND SPD...18     18     16     13
TRANS SPD (M/S)...8      8      7      6
DISPERSION........56     69     65     61
LVORI.............1      1      1      1
CWR...............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........20     20     20     45     45     45
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............41     32     27     24     24     23
RH................34     51     64     67     69     73
20 FT WIND DIR....N      N      N      N      NW     W
20 FT WIND SPD....5      3      2      1      0      1
MIX HGT (FT)......2700   1100   300    200    100    100
MIX HGT (M).......820    340    90     60     30     30
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     N      N      N      NW     W
TRANSP WIND SPD...9      7      6      5      3      5
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      3      3      2      1      2
DISPERSION........31     3      3      2      2      2
LVORI.............1      2      3      3      3      3
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

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