FNUS74 KMOB 251355 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1250...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 755 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 4 PM TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT. ERC REMAINS TOO LOW FOR A RED FLAG WARNING IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALSO...20 FT WINDS WILL AVERAGE UNDER 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL PRECLUDE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY WILL NOT WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ANY OF OUR THREE STATE AREA AS THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE TOO MOIST FROM TONIGHT'S APPROACHING SYSTEM. FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. NOTE: NO OBSERVATION PROVIDED WITHIN 10 MILES OF BURN SITE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........55 63 63 63 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............56 60 61 60 RH................32 25 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR....NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD....9 9 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST...17 17 18 15 MIX HGT (FT)......2300 2900 4600 4400 MIX HGT (M).......700 1190 1400 1340 TRANSP WIND DIR...N N N NE TRANSP WIND SPD...18 18 18 9 TRANS SPD (M/S)...8 8 8 4 DISPERSION........25 25 54 27 LVORI.............2 2 1 2 CWR...............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........93 93 93 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE......RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............56 51 47 45 44 41 RH................36 44 54 64 73 85 20 FT WIND DIR....E E E NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD....3 2 2 2 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST... 8 9 10 12 MIX HGT (FT)......3700 1300 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (M).......1130 400 30 30 30 30 TRANSP WIND DIR...E E E NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD...3 2 3 3 6 8 TRANS SPD (M/S)...1 1 1 1 3 4 DISPERSION........12 4 0 2 4 5 LVORI.............2 2 2 3 3 5 CWR...............10 10 10 30 30 30 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........71 71 71 71 71 71 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............43 49 56 60 61 60 RH................82 66 53 48 50 54 20 FT WIND DIR....NE E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....5 6 8 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST...16 15 MIX HGT (FT)......100 1400 3000 4300 4300 2100 MIX HGT (M).......30 430 910 1310 1310 640 TRANSP WIND DIR...E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD...9 10 13 17 17 15 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 6 8 8 7 DISPERSION........6 12 17 23 49 30 LVORI.............4 3 2 2 1 2 CWR...............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...16 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120225.DESOT.01/MOB