FNUS74 KMOB 051313 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 1104...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 713 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A STRONG MIXED LAYER WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AND GUSTY 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS RESULT IN HIGH DISPERSION...GOOD CATEGORY TODAY... AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. FRONT SWINGS EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON MAKING FULL PASSAGE TO THE EAST THIS EVENING AND BRINGING WIND SHIFT...NORTHWEST FLOW IN ITS WAKE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCES EASTWARD INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY WITH MODERATE MIXED LAYER NORTHWEST FLOW AND GENERALLY GOOD DISPERSION. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...NO FOG EXPECTED IN THE NEAR TERM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 94. (GOOD). LVORI...............3. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)...........69 69 67 67 67 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.......SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE......RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP..............65 65 66 66 66 65 62 58 RH................76 73 71 70 70 70 70 71 20 FT WIND DIR....SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD....14 14 14 14 14 17 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST...26 26 29 29 29 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).....2.0 2.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)......0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR...SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD...33 33 37 37 37 37 37 37 TRANS SPD (M/S)...15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 DISPERSION........64 64 94 94 94 94 94 94 LVORI.............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 CWR...............20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....12-17. (GENERALLY POOR). LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)...........15 15 15 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE...... TEMP..............54 51 50 48 47 46 44 43 41 40 39 37 RH................71 71 70 69 69 68 67 66 64 63 63 63 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....11 11 11 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST...22 22 22 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).....0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)......0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...18 18 18 17 17 17 24 24 24 24 24 24 TRANS SPD (M/S)...8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 DISPERSION........17 17 17 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 LVORI.............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 CWR...............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 53. (GENERALLY GOOD). LVORI...............2 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............36 42 51 56 58 57 RH................65 53 38 31 30 33 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....8 8 11 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST...16 16 20 23 23 23 MIX HGT (FT)......700 700 2100 3400 3400 3400 MIX HGT (M).......210 210 640 1040 1040 1040 TRANSP WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD...23 23 21 21 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S)...10 10 9 9 9 9 DISPERSION........18 18 52 53 53 53 LVORI.............2 2 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...10 REQUESTED BY...BOBBY ISER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130305.DESOT.01/MOB