FNUS74 KMOB 291215 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON GUARD...E.N.R. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 715 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA 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 FOG IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EAST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 67. LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)...........24 24 29 29 29 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............50 62 68 71 70 RH................69 46 35 35 39 20 FT WIND DIR....N E S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....3 8 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST... 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)......300 2800 5300 5300 5700 MIX HGT (M).......90 850 1620 1620 1740 TRANSP WIND DIR...NE E S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...6 13 16 16 15 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 6 7 7 7 DISPERSION........6 39 68 68 65 LVORI.............4 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....65 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 6. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........29 43 43 43 48 48 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............68 61 57 56 54 52 RH................45 60 72 74 79 86 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD....10 6 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......5700 2700 500 500 400 400 MIX HGT (M).......1740 820 150 150 120 120 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S SW S TRANSP WIND SPD...15 12 9 9 8 6 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 5 4 4 4 3 DISPERSION........65 15 6 6 5 3 LVORI.............1 2 3 3 4 6 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 49. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........48 46 46 46 62 62 WEATHER COV....... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP..............51 53 64 70 74 75 RH................91 87 65 52 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR....SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....3 2 5 5 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......400 300 2800 2800 5300 5500 MIX HGT (M).......120 90 850 850 1620 1680 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...6 5 9 9 15 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 2 4 4 7 7 DISPERSION........3 5 32 32 47 51 LVORI.............6 5 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...32 REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.JACKS.01/MOB