FNUS74 KMOB 131217
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO   1162...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
717 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN STATES MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY RETURNING GULF MOISTURE TO THE REGION.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MARGINALLY HIGH ERC VALUES.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL
BE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........38     38     38     38
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............70     76     81     81
RH................55     43     38     38
20 FT WIND DIR....SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....4      5      5      6
20 FT WIND GUST...                     12
MIX HGT (FT)......3100   4900   5800   5800
MIX HGT (M).......940    1490   1770   1770
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     S
TRANSP WIND SPD...3      5      6      7
TRANS SPD (M/S)...1      2      3      3
DISPERSION........13     26     38     5
LVORI.............2      2      1      2
CWR...............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........38     21     21     21     21     21
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............78     71     66     65     63     61
RH................45     60     74     77     83     87
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      S      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....6      5      5      3      2      3
20 FT WIND GUST...12
MIX HGT (FT)......4200   2600   1000   600    400    300
MIX HGT (M).......1280   790    300    180    120    90
TRANSP WIND DIR...S      S      S      SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...9      9      7      6      5      5
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      4      3      3      2      2
DISPERSION........6      4      3      3      5      5
LVORI.............2      3      3      4      5      5
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........21     30     30     30     30     30
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............59     63     73     77     81     81
RH................93     84     61     53     48     48
20 FT WIND DIR....E      E      SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....4      6      9      12     14     12
20 FT WIND GUST...       12     16     21     22     21
MIX HGT (FT)......300    1100   2600   4200   5000   5000
MIX HGT (M).......90     340    790    1280   1520   1520
TRANSP WIND DIR...E      E      SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...6      9      14     20     22     21
TRANS SPD (M/S)...3      4      6      9      10     9
DISPERSION........6      13     41     56     67     28
LVORI.............6      4      1      1      1      2
CWR...............0      10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...32
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120413.DESOT.01/MOB