FNUS74 KMOB 081315 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1157...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 715 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 (%)...........55 60 60 60 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............73 77 79 78 RH................70 61 57 58 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....12 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST...22 23 21 17 MIX HGT (FT)......3800 5400 4900 3700 MIX HGT (M).......1160 1650 1490 1130 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...24 25 23 20 TRANS SPD (M/S)...11 11 10 9 DISPERSION........32 34 70 52 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 (%)...........59 59 59 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............74 71 68 67 65 64 RH................67 75 82 87 91 93 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....8 7 5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST...15 13 MIX HGT (FT)......1900 1500 1200 1000 1000 1000 MIX HGT (M).......580 460 370 300 300 300 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...17 15 13 9 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S)...8 7 6 4 3 3 DISPERSION........32 24 18 6 3 3 LVORI.............3 3 3 5 6 6 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........82 82 82 88 88 88 WEATHER COV.......NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............63 66 71 74 75 73 RH................95 90 80 77 69 67 20 FT WIND DIR....SE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD....3 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST... 12 12 MIX HGT (FT)......900 1700 2500 3200 2200 1600 MIX HGT (M).......270 520 760 980 670 490 TRANSP WIND DIR...S W NW NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD...7 9 12 13 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 4 5 6 6 6 DISPERSION........3 6 8 9 28 24 LVORI.............8 5 4 4 3 3 CWR...............70 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...13 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.DESOT.02/MOB