FNUS74 KMOB 081241 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1101...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 641 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...USHERING SOMEWHAT DRIER AND COOLER AIR INTO THE AREA. A SOUTHERLY FLOW RESUMES LATER THIS WEEKEND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........53 65 65 65 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............72 77 79 78 RH................72 61 56 57 20 FT WIND DIR....SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....11 12 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST...20 22 20 16 MIX HGT (FT)......3800 6200 6000 4600 MIX HGT (M).......1160 1890 1830 1400 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...23 24 22 18 TRANS SPD (M/S)...10 11 10 8 DISPERSION........31 32 72 54 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 (%)...........57 57 57 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............74 70 68 66 65 64 RH................66 76 83 89 93 95 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....7 6 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST...14 12 MIX HGT (FT)......2100 1600 1300 1100 1000 1000 MIX HGT (M).......640 490 400 340 300 300 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...16 15 12 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 7 5 3 3 3 DISPERSION........32 25 17 3 3 3 LVORI.............3 3 4 6 6 8 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........83 83 83 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.......NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............63 65 70 72 73 72 RH................97 91 81 77 69 66 20 FT WIND DIR....E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD....3 4 5 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST... 12 MIX HGT (FT)......900 1600 2000 2000 1700 1600 MIX HGT (M).......270 490 610 610 520 490 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE NE N NE N NE TRANSP WIND SPD...7 9 10 13 14 15 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 4 4 6 6 7 DISPERSION........3 6 7 9 25 25 LVORI.............9 5 4 4 3 3 CWR...............70 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...13 REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.DESOT.01/MOB