FNUS74 KMOB 152352
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO  1353...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
552 PM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 CST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A COLDER AIRMASS WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY...ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY
WIND FLOW. DISPERSIONS WILL BE GOOD AS MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE TO
AROUND 6000 FT AGL...ALONG WITH INCREASED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITHIN
THE MIXED LAYER. A DRIER AIRMASS SPREADING INTO THE REGION SHOULD
RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES APPROACHING 25
PERCENT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM  10 PM  12 AM   2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........25     35     46     46     57     69
WEATHER COV.......                            S CHC
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   NONE
TEMP..............60     52     46     46     45     43
RH................49     59     68     73     72     73
20 FT WIND DIR....W      NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD....3      5      5      5      6      7
20 FT WIND GUST...
MIX HGT (FT)......500    500    500    500    900    1200
MIX HGT (M).......150    150    150    150    270    370
TRANSP WIND DIR...N      NW     NW     NW     N      N
TRANSP WIND SPD...6      14     18     18     23     25
TRANS SPD (M/S)...3      6      8      8      10     11
DISPERSION........22     6      12     12     15     23
LVORI.............2      3      3      3      3      3
CWR...............0      10     10     10     20     10

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........54     54     39     33     33     21
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............39     42     48     53     55     54
RH................76     57     40     29     26     26
20 FT WIND DIR....NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD....9      9      14     15     15     15
20 FT WIND GUST...15     15     20     23     23     23
MIX HGT (FT)......1500   1500   3600   5800   5800   3100
MIX HGT (M).......460    460    1100   1770   1770   940
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
TRANSP WIND SPD...26     26     28     28     28     25
TRANS SPD (M/S)...12     12     13     13     13     11
DISPERSION........43     43     73     90     90     82
LVORI.............1      1      1      1      1      1
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...21
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.DESOT.02/MOB