FNUS74 KMOB 021444 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 537...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 844 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. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS FORECAST TODAY FROM THE NORTH...BUT NO RAIN IS FORECAST. 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) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6100-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 77. LVORI...............1. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........49 73 73 73 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............42 46 48 47 RH................50 41 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST...20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)......3400 6200 6200 6100 MIX HGT (M).......1040 1890 1890 1860 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...21 23 23 21 TRANS SPD (M/S)...9 10 10 9 DISPERSION........52 77 77 70 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 27. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LVORI...............2 TO 3. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........59 59 59 18 18 18 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............40 36 33 32 30 29 RH................52 61 68 69 72 73 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....7 7 5 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......4000 4000 1800 1100 1100 400 MIX HGT (M).......1220 1220 550 340 340 120 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...9 9 6 3 3 2 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 3 1 1 1 DISPERSION........13 13 4 2 2 1 LVORI.............2 2 3 3 3 3 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 TO 4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 58 TO 61. 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 43 50 53 53 RH................74 59 41 29 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....3 3 6 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......700 700 2500 4300 4300 4700 MIX HGT (M).......210 210 760 1310 1310 1430 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...1 1 16 16 16 10 TRANS SPD (M/S)...0 0 7 7 7 4 DISPERSION........2 2 50 61 61 55 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.02/MOB