FNUS74 KMOB 091259
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 31...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
659 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS WEEKEND AS A
SOUTHEAST FLOW STRENGTHENS OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND IS IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITERIA. AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS IN THE HIGH 50S DUE
TO INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...ANY PATCHY LIGHT FOG OVER THE AREA
WILL QUICKLY BURN OFF AFTER SUNRISE. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 55.
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%)...........57     57     57     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............44     57     67     72     73     70
RH................85     59     41     34     33     41
20 FT WIND DIR....E      SE     SE     SE     S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....2      6      6      5      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST...10
MIX HGT (FT)......200    2200   2200   4100   4100   4100
MIX HGT (M).......60     670    670    1250   1250   1250
TRANSP WIND DIR...E      SE     SE     SE     S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...6      16     16     15     14     14
TRANS SPD (M/S)...3      7      7      7      6      6
DISPERSION........4      42     42     57     52     52
LVORI.............5      1      1      1      1      1
CWR...............10     10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 6.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........56     56     56     53     53     53
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............65     60     57     54     52     51
RH................50     63     72     78     85     90
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD....4      4      3      2      2      3
20 FT WIND GUST...
MIX HGT (FT)......2000   2000   500    500    500    400
MIX HGT (M).......610    610    150    150    150    120
TRANSP WIND DIR...S      S      SE     SE     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...12     12     8      3      3      7
TRANS SPD (M/S)...5      5      4      1      1      3
DISPERSION........8      8      4      2      2      3
LVORI.............3      3      3      5      5      6
CWR...............10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...77
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HEARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130309.COMPA.01/MOB