FNUS74 KMOB 111323 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR 1002...EGLIN AFB NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 823 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH DISPERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH OFFSHORE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT...BUT THE SHORT DURATION OF THE RAINFALL WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION TOTALS LOW. MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30 PERCENT RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENT FORECAST DISPERSIONS ARE JUST BELOW 75...SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOT NECESSARY AT THIS TIME FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CRITERIA OVER THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........72 58 48 52 75 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY PATCHY S CHC S CHC LIKELY WEATHER TYPE......FOG FOG TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............72 78 82 84 84 RH................85 71 64 59 57 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....10 12 14 16 17 MIX HGT (FT)......1200 1900 3000 3800 4000 MIX HGT (M).......370 580 910 1160 1220 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...16 23 22 23 29 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 10 10 10 13 DISPERSION........23 43 53 62 80 LVORI.............4 3 1 1 1 CWR...............10 10 20 20 70 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........75 77 85 92 83 60 WEATHER COV.......LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............81 74 69 68 66 64 RH................63 79 92 88 87 85 20 FT WIND DIR....S S SW SW W NW 20 FT WIND SPD....15 14 15 14 11 10 MIX HGT (FT)......2800 1800 900 1200 1300 1300 MIX HGT (M).......850 550 270 370 400 400 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S SW SW W NW TRANSP WIND SPD...25 23 23 23 21 17 TRANS SPD (M/S)...11 10 10 10 9 8 DISPERSION........59 26 21 21 23 19 LVORI.............1 3 5 4 4 4 CWR...............70 70 70 60 60 30 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........29 33 19 19 12 12 WEATHER COV.......CHANCE WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............63 65 72 75 77 78 RH................85 73 52 42 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR....NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD....10 11 11 10 10 9 MIX HGT (FT)......1200 1700 3000 4200 5200 6000 MIX HGT (M).......370 520 910 1280 1580 1830 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW N N N N NW TRANSP WIND SPD...16 18 22 17 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 8 10 8 7 7 DISPERSION........14 41 70 67 66 72 LVORI.............4 3 1 1 1 1 CWR...............30 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...JERRY COON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110411.1002_.01/MOB