FNUS74 KMOB 071320 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR ATES...FL FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 720 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST DOWN INTO THE GULF REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY AND FRIDAY MAINTAINING A WELL DEFINED SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. DRY. MIXED LAYER NORTHERLY FLOW TODAY BECOMES MORE EASTERLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UNDER DRY CONDITIONS...GENERALLY GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSION TODAY AND FAIR ON FRIDAY. FOG NOT FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 41. (GENERALLY GOOD). LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)...........31 31 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............32 45 56 61 62 58 RH................80 52 34 28 27 37 20 FT WIND DIR....N N N N W W 20 FT WIND SPD....3 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......400 1700 1700 3000 3400 3400 MIX HGT (M).......120 520 520 910 1040 1040 TRANSP WIND DIR...N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD...9 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION........10 22 22 38 44 44 LVORI.............4 2 2 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4. (VERY POOR). LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........14 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............52 47 43 40 38 36 RH................48 63 71 74 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR....W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD....4 4 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......3000 3000 900 300 300 200 MIX HGT (M).......910 910 270 90 90 60 TRANSP WIND DIR...N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD...8 8 6 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 3 3 3 3 DISPERSION........4 4 3 3 3 3 LVORI.............3 3 3 4 4 5 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO EAST 6 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 30. (FAIR). LVORI...............4 DECREASING TO 1 TO 2. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........44 44 44 44 44 44 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............35 44 58 66 69 68 RH................84 67 40 27 24 28 20 FT WIND DIR....NW NW N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD....2 2 3 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......200 200 2200 3200 3200 3200 MIX HGT (M).......60 60 670 980 980 980 TRANSP WIND DIR...N N N NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD...6 6 7 8 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 3 3 4 4 3 DISPERSION........6 6 20 32 32 27 LVORI.............4 4 2 1 1 2 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...10 REQUESTED BY...SHANNON BOWMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.ATES_.01/MOB