FNUS74 KMOB 261257 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1152...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 657 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PASSING DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE BEING ALONG THE COAST. MIXING LAYER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY EASTERLY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...THEN BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERN...LASTING THROUGH MID WEEK. THE NEXT FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...STALLING ALONG THE COAST THURSDAY. PATCHY FOG IS LIKELY TONIGHT...WITH WINDS EXPECTED STRONG ENOUGH TO LIMIT MORE WIDESPREAD COVERAGE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............57 62 64 63 RH................50 46 48 52 20 FT WIND DIR....SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD....8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST...14 15 13 MIX HGT (FT)......3100 4700 4700 4100 MIX HGT (M).......940 1430 1430 1250 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD...15 16 14 12 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 7 6 5 DISPERSION........37 48 41 32 LVORI.............1 1 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV....... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP..............59 57 55 54 53 52 RH................61 63 70 81 86 84 20 FT WIND DIR....E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD....5 5 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......3100 2100 1500 1100 700 600 MIX HGT (M).......940 640 460 340 210 180 TRANSP WIND DIR...E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD...10 9 8 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 4 3 3 3 DISPERSION........7 6 5 5 5 5 LVORI.............3 3 3 4 5 5 CWR...............10 10 10 20 20 20 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........76 76 76 54 54 54 WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............51 55 61 66 67 66 RH................77 76 69 67 65 68 20 FT WIND DIR....NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD....4 5 5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST... 12 12 MIX HGT (FT)......600 1800 3000 4200 4400 3800 MIX HGT (M).......180 550 910 1280 1340 1160 TRANSP WIND DIR...NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD...8 9 12 13 13 12 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 5 6 6 5 DISPERSION........5 17 28 36 37 31 LVORI.............4 3 3 3 3 3 CWR...............30 30 30 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...16 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.DESOT.01/MOB