FNUS74 KMOB 111203
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1152...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
703 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF
COASTAL STATES THROUGH FRIDAY PROMOTING AN ONSHORE FLOW THAT
KEEPS ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER THE AREA.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH FRIDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
EACH NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........87     87     84     84
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............62     67     70     70
RH................83     73     70     71
20 FT WIND DIR....E      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....9      11     12     11
20 FT WIND GUST...16     20     21     18
MIX HGT (FT)......3200   3600   3900   4000
MIX HGT (M).......980    1100   1190   1220
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...20     21     22     20
TRANS SPD (M/S)...9      9      10     9
DISPERSION........26     55     60     54
LVORI.............4      3      3      3
CWR...............30     30     30     30

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........84     85     85     85     85     85
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............69     67     66     65     64     63
RH................72     79     86     90     93     98
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....9      8      7      6      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST...16     14     13
MIX HGT (FT)......2600   1800   1400   1000   700    700
MIX HGT (M).......790    550    430    300    210    210
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...17     15     14     12     10     12
TRANS SPD (M/S)...8      7      6      5      4      5
DISPERSION........39     27     15     10     7      8
LVORI.............3      3      4      5      6      8
CWR...............30     30     30     30     30     30

.MONDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........85     86     86     86     82     82
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP..............63     64     70     74     77     77
RH................100    99     83     73     69     68
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....5      6      8      10     10     8
20 FT WIND GUST...              15     17     18     15
MIX HGT (FT)......600    1000   2000   4100   5000   4800
MIX HGT (M).......180    300    610    1250   1520   1460
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...10     12     16     18     20     16
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      5      7      8      9      7
DISPERSION........7      10     22     51     60     49
LVORI.............8      7      4      3      1      1
CWR...............30     30     60     60     60     60

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FORECASTER...32
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120311.DESOT.01/MOB