FNUS74 KMOB 021224 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1162...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 724 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GENERAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MOISTURE LEVELS HIGH THROUGH MID WEEK. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GOOD DISPERSION. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........57 57 57 47 47 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............70 76 80 81 81 RH................84 73 66 62 63 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....5 5 7 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST... 15 17 MIX HGT (FT)......1000 3700 4100 4400 4500 MIX HGT (M)....... 300 1130 1240 1330 1360 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...6 12 15 17 20 TRANS SPD (M/S)...2 5 7 8 9 DISPERSION........30 50 52 67 69 LVORI.............3 3 1 1 1 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........47 43 43 43 41 41 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM FOG FOG TEMP..............78 74 70 69 68 67 RH................70 78 87 93 95 96 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD....7 5 5 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST...13 MIX HGT (FT)......4500 2400 300 200 200 100 MIX HGT (M).......1370 730 90 60 60 30 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD...15 12 9 8 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 5 4 4 3 3 DISPERSION........59 8 6 4 3 3 LVORI.............3 4 5 6 8 8 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........41 67 67 67 64 64 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE......FOG FOG TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............67 71 79 82 85 85 RH................99 90 69 62 57 55 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....2 4 5 7 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST... 13 15 16 MIX HGT (FT)......100 1000 2900 4700 5200 4200 MIX HGT (M).......30 300 880 1430 1580 1280 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...6 8 12 15 17 18 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 4 5 7 8 8 DISPERSION........6 11 41 60 72 70 LVORI.............8 5 1 1 1 1 CWR...............20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...21 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.DESOT.01/MOB