FNUS74 KMOB 041617
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-56...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1117 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL SWITCH AROUND TO AN
ONSHORE FLOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION.  A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON
THURSDAY AND BRINGS A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA.  COOLER AND SOMEWHAT
DRIER AIR FLOWS INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH
FRIDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)...........67     73     73     73
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP..............75     77     78     77
RH................61     60     58     61
20 FT WIND DIR....NW     N      E      SE
20 FT WIND SPD....6      7      8      6
20 FT WIND GUST...12     13     14     12
MIX HGT (FT)......2100   3500   4200   3800
MIX HGT (M).......640    1070   1280   1160
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     N      E      SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...10     12     13     10
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      5      6      4
DISPERSION........26     40     17     14
LVORI.............2      1      2      2
CWR...............50     50     50     50

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........73     68     68     68     86     86
WEATHER COV.......CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP..............76     73     71     69     68     68
RH................65     73     82     91     97     96
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....5      2      2      2      2      3
20 FT WIND GUST...
MIX HGT (FT)......3100   1800   400    300    200    100
MIX HGT (M).......940    550    120    90     60     30
TRANSP WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...8      3      2      3      3      3
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      1      1      1      1      1
DISPERSION........5      2      1      2      4      4
LVORI.............3      3      7      8      9      8
CWR...............50     40     40     40     40     40

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FORECASTER...29
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HEARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.C56__.01/MOB