FNUS74 KMOB 292323 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICK CPT 406...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 623 PM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1835 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH INCREASING GULF MOISTURE. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR CRITICAL BUT WILL NOT SATISFY DURATION OR OTHER CRITERIA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON SATURDAY AND WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY MORNING BUT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....59 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 6. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........40 45 45 45 61 61 WEATHER COV....... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP..............71 63 58 56 54 51 RH................36 52 67 72 78 86 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD....8 5 4 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......6600 3600 500 500 300 100 MIX HGT (M).......2010 1100 150 150 90 30 TRANSP WIND DIR...S W S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...13 9 7 7 6 5 TRANS SPD (M/S)...6 4 3 3 3 2 DISPERSION........59 6 5 5 3 2 LVORI.............1 2 3 3 4 6 CWR...............0 0 0 0 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 43. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........61 72 72 72 88 88 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE......FOG NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............50 52 63 70 73 74 RH................90 88 67 51 44 43 20 FT WIND DIR....SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD....2 1 5 5 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......100 100 3900 3900 7700 7300 MIX HGT (M).......30 30 1190 1190 2350 2230 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD...5 3 8 8 13 12 TRANS SPD (M/S)...2 1 4 4 6 5 DISPERSION........2 3 22 22 45 41 LVORI.............6 6 2 2 1 1 CWR...............10 10 10 10 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...12 REQUESTED BY...RODNEY LANDRUM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.CHICK.02/MOB