FNUS74 KMOB 021317 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1253...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 717 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP A COOL AND MOSTLY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WIND FLOW WITHIN MODERATE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RESULT IN GOOD AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS TODAY AND SUNDAY. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 73. LVORI...............1. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........49 63 63 63 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............44 48 50 48 RH................48 39 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST...21 21 21 21 MIX HGT (FT)......3600 6400 6400 6200 MIX HGT (M).......1100 1950 1950 1890 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...22 22 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S)...10 10 10 10 DISPERSION........56 73 73 73 LVORI.............1 1 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL EARLY DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....14 DECREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 4. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........58 58 58 18 18 18 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............42 37 34 32 30 29 RH................49 62 71 73 76 77 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....8 8 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......4100 4100 1900 1200 1200 500 MIX HGT (M).......1250 1250 580 370 370 150 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...10 10 7 5 5 3 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 3 2 2 1 DISPERSION........14 14 6 2 2 1 LVORI.............2 2 3 3 3 4 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 63 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........5 5 5 6 6 6 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............28 34 44 51 54 53 RH................77 56 37 28 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW N NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD....4 4 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......800 800 2600 4400 4400 4600 MIX HGT (M).......240 240 790 1340 1340 1400 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...3 3 17 16 16 12 TRANS SPD (M/S)...1 1 8 7 7 5 DISPERSION........4 4 50 63 63 50 LVORI.............3 3 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...10 REQUESTED BY...JAY BOYKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130302.DESOT.01/MOB