FNUS74 KMOB 191214
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR SITE PREP...FL. D.O.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
714 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM
1 PM TO 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND
STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSIONS...

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH STRONG 20 FOOT
WINDS AND HIGH DISPERSIONS. RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET ACROSS
ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI...BUT VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS AND STRONG WINDS
CAN STILL BE EXPECTED. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ALSO APPEAR LIKELY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS HUMIDITY DROPS TO
25 TO 30 PERCENT AND DISPERSIONS REMAIN HIGH.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)...........49     21     15     15     15
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............56     61     64     66     64
RH................61     47     38     34     35
20 FT WIND DIR....NW     NW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD....13     16     16     17     14
MIX HGT (FT)......3300   4600   5400   6100   5400
MIX HGT (M).......1010   1400   1650   1860   1650
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     NW     NW     W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD...26     29     28     28     25
TRANS SPD (M/S)...12     13     13     13     11
DISPERSION........67     85     88     92     80
LVORI.............1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........15     8      8      8      0      0
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............59     53     49     46     44     41
RH................41     52     59     68     75     79
20 FT WIND DIR....W      W      NW     NW     NW     W
20 FT WIND SPD....10     8      8      6      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)......4400   2600   1100   800    500    300
MIX HGT (M).......1340   790    340    240    150    90
TRANSP WIND DIR...W      NW     NW     NW     NW     W
TRANSP WIND SPD...22     17     15     12     9      9
TRANS SPD (M/S)...10     8      7      5      4      4
DISPERSION........63     23     13     8      6      6
LVORI.............1      2      2      3      4      4

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FORECASTER...MOB FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY GILBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.SITEP.01/MOB