FNUS74 KMOB 262035 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1250...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 335 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1555 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR SHORE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW RESUMING TONIGHT. A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY AND STALLS WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING OVER MOST OF THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT SATISFY WIND...ERC OR DISPERSION CRITERIA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........32 2 2 2 2 2 WEATHER COV....... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP..............78 71 67 65 63 60 RH................47 62 71 75 81 88 20 FT WIND DIR....E S S E NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD....3 2 3 1 2 4 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......3200 900 600 500 400 300 MIX HGT (M).......980 270 180 150 120 90 TRANSP WIND DIR...NE NE E E NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD...7 6 3 2 2 2 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 1 1 1 1 DISPERSION........27 19 2 1 1 1 LVORI.............1 2 3 4 7 7 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........2 21 21 21 21 21 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............59 61 71 77 81 81 RH................93 87 62 50 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR....NE NE E SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD....4 4 4 4 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST... 12 13 MIX HGT (FT)......300 1300 3300 5300 6400 6500 MIX HGT (M).......90 400 1010 1620 1950 1980 TRANSP WIND DIR...NE E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD...2 5 8 8 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S)...1 2 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION........1 2 4 49 56 65 LVORI.............8 6 3 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...16 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.DESOT.02/MOB