FNUS74 KMOB 282130
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0923...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
330 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF
WILL BE MOVING EAST TOWARD THE AREA ON MONDAY. RAIN COVERAGES WILL
INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER ALL OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION...VERY BREEZY NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS ARE ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........9      9      21     29     29     39
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............57     48     42     40     39     38
RH................50     67     78     78     80     83
20 FT WIND DIR....W      SW     S      SE     E      E
20 FT WIND SPD....1      1      1      2      3      4
MIX HGT (FT)......100    100    100    100    200    200
MIX HGT (M).......30     30     30     30     60     60
TRANSP WIND DIR...SW     S      S      SE     E      E
TRANSP WIND SPD...1      1      1      2      2      3
TRANS SPD (M/S)...0      0      0      1      1      1
DISPERSION........0      0      1      1      1      2
LVORI.............4      6      6      5      5      5
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

.MONDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........59     59     80     96     96     96
WEATHER COV.......              S CHC  DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............38     47     54     57     57     56
RH................83     67     54     50     51     54
20 FT WIND DIR....NE     NE     E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD....4      5      5      5      6      6
MIX HGT (FT)......300    500    800    1100   1200   1400
MIX HGT (M).......90     150    240    340    370    430
TRANSP WIND DIR...NE     NE     E      E      E      NE
TRANSP WIND SPD...5      6      7      9      14     18
TRANS SPD (M/S)...2      3      3      4      6      8
DISPERSION........2      5      8      12     19     28
LVORI.............5      4      3      3      3      3
CWR...............20     20     20     80     80     80

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100228.DESOT.02/MOB