FNUS74 KMOB 261327
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT   8...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
727 AM CST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE
LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS MOST OF INTERIOR ZONES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE CLOSER
TO THE COAST. OVER INTERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...GENERALLY EAST OF
A CAMDEN TO BREWTON LINE...DURATIONS OF 25 PERCENT OR BELOW WILL BE
MORE THAN 4 HOURS...THUS REQUIRING A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)...........59     59     59     64     64     64
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............31     45     53     57     58     51
RH................59     38     25     20     20     31
20 FT WIND DIR....N      N      NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD....2      4      5      5      4      3
MIX HGT (FT)......1300   1700   2100   2200   2300   2000
MIX HGT (M).......400    520    640    670    700    610
TRANSP WIND DIR...N      N      NW     NW     NW     NW
TRANSP WIND SPD...3      6      7      7      6      3
TRANS SPD (M/S)...1      3      3      3      3      1
DISPERSION........6      10     14     19     15     10
LVORI.............3      2      2      2      2      2
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........76     76     76     83     83     83
WEATHER COV.......                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP..............47     39     35     34     34     34
RH................42     63     75     73     73     75
20 FT WIND DIR....NW     N      N      NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD....2      2      3      4      4      4
MIX HGT (FT)......100    100    200    200    200    200
MIX HGT (M).......30     30     60     60     60     60
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     N      N      NE     NE     NE
TRANSP WIND SPD...3      3      5      6      6      6
TRANS SPD (M/S)...1      1      2      3      3      3
DISPERSION........2      2      2      4      4      4
LVORI.............2      3      4      3      3      4
CWR...............10     10     10     20     20     20

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