FNUS74 KMOB 281256 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1255...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 656 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP A COOL DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS AND MODERATE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RESULT IN A GOOD AFTERNOON DISPERSION. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 78. LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........12 36 36 36 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............51 57 59 57 RH................47 35 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....8 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST...15 16 16 17 MIX HGT (FT)......2800 4700 4700 5200 MIX HGT (M).......850 1430 1430 1580 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...21 20 20 18 TRANS SPD (M/S)...9 9 9 8 DISPERSION........62 79 79 77 LVORI.............1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....5. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........39 39 39 35 35 35 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............52 46 42 39 37 35 RH................45 59 69 74 78 82 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....6 6 5 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......1200 1200 1000 900 900 800 MIX HGT (M).......370 370 300 270 270 240 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...10 10 8 7 7 5 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 4 3 3 2 DISPERSION........7 7 3 3 3 2 LVORI.............2 2 3 4 4 5 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 61. 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 (%)...........51 51 51 51 51 51 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............35 41 49 54 56 55 RH................83 67 49 38 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....3 3 6 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST... 18 18 20 MIX HGT (FT)......400 400 3300 6200 6200 7700 MIX HGT (M).......120 120 1010 1890 1890 2350 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...6 6 13 18 18 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 6 8 8 7 DISPERSION........5 5 32 64 64 58 LVORI.............4 4 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...22 REQUESTED BY...EDDIE BAGGETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130228.DESOT.01/MOB