FNUS74 KMOB 242144
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 1010...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
344 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT TO THE EAST AS A LOW
DEVELOPS OFF THE TEXAS COAST. ON TUESDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE ALONG JUST
SOUTH OF THE COASTLINE ALONG A WARM FRONT. AN INVERSION WILL FORM
WHICH WILL LIMIT THE MIXED LAYER HEIGHT BETWEEN 900 AND 1500 FEET ON
TUESDAY. LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS TO THE SOUTH ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BEACH.
DAYTIME DISPERSIONS IN THE 20S. RAINFALL LOCALLY HEAVY...SPREADING
EASTWARD BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND COVERING THE
REGION TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.......DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE......RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP..............55     53     51     50     49     48
RH................62     67     71     75     77     80
20 FT WIND DIR....E      E      E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD....5      6      7      7      8      8
MIX HGT (FT)......1300   1000   800    800    700    800
MIX HGT (M).......400    300    240    240    210    240
TRANSP WIND DIR...E      E      E      E      E      NE
TRANSP WIND SPD...9      10     12     13     13     13
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      4      5      6      6      6
DISPERSION........13     9      10     11     12     12
LVORI.............2      3      3      4      4      4
CWR...............100    100    100    100    100    100

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.......DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP..............46     47     52     55     56     56
RH................90     90     81     74     69     67
20 FT WIND DIR....NE     NE     NE     NE     N      N
20 FT WIND SPD....8      7      7      7      7      7
MIX HGT (FT)......900    1100   1100   900    1000   900
MIX HGT (M).......270    340    340    270    300    270
TRANSP WIND DIR...NE     NE     NE     NE     N      N
TRANSP WIND SPD...13     13     12     12     12     13
TRANS SPD (M/S)...6      6      5      5      5      6
DISPERSION........12     17     16     14     15     15
LVORI.............5      4      4      3      3      3
CWR...............90     90     90     50     50     50

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.DESOT.02/MOB