FNUS74 KMOB 111408
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1201...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
908 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
AND WILL BECOME BREEZY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
DESPITE THE BREEZY CONDITIONS...DISPERSIONS WILL BE KEPT IN CHECK BY
LOWERING MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY. THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN WILL INCREASE
SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST. THE CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON MONDAY. PATCHY
FOG IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT
DENSE FOG IS NOT CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)...........84     79     79     79
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............66     69     71     71
RH................66     63     62     63
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....9      10     10     9
20 FT WIND GUST...16     18     18     16
MIX HGT (FT)......3400   4400   4400   3900
MIX HGT (M).......1040   1340   1340   1190
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...20     20     20     17
TRANS SPD (M/S)...9      9      9      8
DISPERSION........26     57     57     47
LVORI.............3      1      1      1
CWR...............30     30     30     30

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........79     83     83     83     85     85
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP..............70     67     65     64     64     63
RH................64     72     80     84     88     93
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....8      7      6      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST...15     13
MIX HGT (FT)......3300   2400   1700   1000   700    700
MIX HGT (M).......1010   730    520    300    210    210
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...18     18     14     13     13     13
TRANS SPD (M/S)...8      8      6      6      6      6
DISPERSION........46     39     15     9      9      9
LVORI.............1      3      4      4      5      6
CWR...............30     30     30     30     30     30

.MONDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........85     89     89     89     84     84
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP..............62     63     70     76     78     79
RH................96     94     77     67     62     60
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....5      5      7      9      9      8
20 FT WIND GUST...              14     16     17     15
CWR...............30     30     70     70     70     70

$$
FORECASTER...34
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120311.DESOT.03/MOB