FNUS74 KMOB 311244 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR PREP...FL FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 744 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION...A RE-ENFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...RESTORING A GENERAL NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE MIXING LAYER...FROM A WEST TO NORTHWEST. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...SOUTH OF THE AREA...A GENERAL SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY FLOW IN THE MIXING LAYER IS RE-ESTABLISHED. THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO SUNDAY...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FA...PUSHING THE SURFACE HIGH EAST...OFF THE EAST COAST AND BRINGING BACK THE MOISTURE OFF THE GULF. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FA IN THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT OR MONDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME. GUIDANCE IS INCONSISTENT IN THE TIMING AT TIME. WITH DISPERSION STILL HIGH...AND RH LEVELS DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE CONTINUED THE RED FLAG FOR FLORIDA ZONES. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY OVERNIGHT FOG DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........24 24 24 34 34 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............46 61 71 75 75 RH................68 44 31 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR....W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD....3 7 7 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST... 13 13 16 13 MIX HGT (FT)......100 3000 3000 5800 4900 MIX HGT (M).......30 910 910 1770 1490 TRANSP WIND DIR...W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD...7 17 17 20 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 8 8 9 7 DISPERSION........7 55 55 86 65 LVORI.............3 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........34 50 50 50 34 34 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............68 59 55 51 49 48 RH................43 62 74 81 83 81 20 FT WIND DIR....W SW W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....7 4 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST...13 MIX HGT (FT)......4900 2700 500 500 300 100 MIX HGT (M).......1490 820 150 150 90 30 TRANSP WIND DIR...W SW W W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...16 9 7 7 7 6 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 4 3 3 3 3 DISPERSION........65 6 3 3 3 3 LVORI.............1 3 4 4 5 5 CWR...............0 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........34 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............46 48 56 66 72 74 RH................83 73 53 37 29 27 20 FT WIND DIR....NW N NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....2 3 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......100 100 3000 3000 5800 5100 MIX HGT (M).......30 30 910 910 1770 1550 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW N N N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...6 7 12 12 18 15 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 5 5 8 7 DISPERSION........3 7 42 42 119 88 LVORI.............5 3 1 1 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...12 REQUESTED BY...SHANNON BOWMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121031.PREP_.01/MOB