FNUS74 KMOB 071313 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1157...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 713 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES MAINTAINS A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. A COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE NORTH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND STALL NEAR THE GULF COAST. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........57 70 70 70 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............67 72 73 73 RH................70 61 57 58 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....16 18 18 14 20 FT WIND GUST...28 30 30 24 MIX HGT (FT)......4100 4000 3900 3300 MIX HGT (M).......1250 1220 1190 1010 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD...28 25 24 20 TRANS SPD (M/S)...13 11 11 9 DISPERSION........37 34 66 49 LVORI.............3 1 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........62 62 62 72 72 72 WEATHER COV....... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP..............68 65 63 62 60 60 RH................66 75 81 84 89 93 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD....12 10 8 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST...21 17 15 12 MIX HGT (FT)......2100 1700 1500 1500 1600 1500 MIX HGT (M).......640 520 460 460 490 460 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...18 18 18 17 16 15 TRANS SPD (M/S)...8 8 8 8 7 7 DISPERSION........37 32 30 19 11 10 LVORI.............3 3 3 4 5 6 CWR...............10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........69 69 69 65 65 65 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............59 63 70 74 75 75 RH................97 87 72 66 62 63 20 FT WIND DIR....E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....5 7 10 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST... 13 17 21 20 17 MIX HGT (FT)......1300 1700 3200 5800 5700 4600 MIX HGT (M).......400 520 980 1770 1740 1400 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...14 12 15 20 18 17 TRANS SPD (M/S)...6 5 7 9 8 8 DISPERSION........9 13 20 26 60 51 LVORI.............8 4 3 3 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...13 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.DESOT.01/MOB