FNUS74 KMOB 272038 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 1021...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 238 PM CST WED FEB 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY LATE THIS EVENING AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE DRIER AIR AND A PERSISTENT NORTHWEST BREEZE OVERNIGHT WILL PREVENT THE FORMATION OF FOG. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....73. LVORI...............1. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........37 35 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE TEMP..............67 63 RH................30 36 20 FT WIND DIR....W W 20 FT WIND SPD....9 9 20 FT WIND GUST...17 17 MIX HGT (FT)......5500 6300 MIX HGT (M).......1680 1920 TRANSP WIND DIR...W W TRANSP WIND SPD...17 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...8 7 DISPERSION........74 72 LVORI.............1 1 CWR...............0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........35 35 42 19 19 19 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............60 54 49 45 42 39 RH................44 57 69 76 80 83 20 FT WIND DIR....W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....5 5 5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......200 200 200 300 300 200 MIX HGT (M).......60 60 60 90 90 60 TRANSP WIND DIR...W W NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...7 7 6 8 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 3 4 4 3 DISPERSION........3 3 4 5 5 3 LVORI.............2 2 3 4 4 5 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 76. LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........16 16 16 20 20 20 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............37 41 48 55 58 57 RH................82 70 51 35 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....5 5 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST... 17 18 18 20 MIX HGT (FT)......700 700 2800 4800 4800 6000 MIX HGT (M).......210 210 850 1460 1460 1830 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...7 7 18 20 20 22 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 8 9 9 10 DISPERSION........7 7 56 80 80 72 LVORI.............4 4 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...34 REQUESTED BY...BOBBY ISER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130227.DESOT.02/MOB