FNUS74 KMOB 021253 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0904...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 753 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 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. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR RAIN EACH DAY...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE BEING WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... BRINGING DRIER AND SEASONABLY TEMPERATE AIRMASS TO THE AREA. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........59 59 59 47 47 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......FOG TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............69 76 81 82 82 RH................96 78 64 58 59 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....3 5 6 8 10 20 FT WIND GUST... 15 17 MIX HGT (FT)......300 3000 6200 7600 8000 MIX HGT (M).......100 1100 1890 2320 2440 TRANSP WIND DIR...S SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...7 10 13 17 20 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 4 6 8 9 DISPERSION........5 37 87 85 98 LVORI.............6 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 44 44 44 41 41 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM FOG FOG TEMP..............79 75 70 68 67 66 RH................65 75 86 93 97 98 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD....7 5 4 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST...13 MIX HGT (FT)......5400 2900 300 300 200 200 MIX HGT (M).......1650 880 90 90 60 60 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD...15 10 9 7 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 4 4 3 3 3 DISPERSION........64 7 6 3 3 3 LVORI.............1 4 5 6 9 9 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........41 65 65 65 67 67 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE......FOG FOG TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............66 69 78 82 85 86 RH................100 91 70 60 54 52 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....2 3 5 6 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST... 12 14 16 MIX HGT (FT)......100 1100 3200 5200 5900 5200 MIX HGT (M).......30 340 980 1580 1800 1580 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...6 7 12 14 16 18 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 5 6 7 8 DISPERSION........6 10 45 82 71 78 LVORI.............8 5 3 1 1 1 CWR...............20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...16 REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.DESOT.02/MOB