FNUS74 KMOB 071351 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY FOREST...FL FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 851 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PERSISTENT SOUTH WIND WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN OUTSIDE RED FLAG OR FIRE WEATHER WATCH CRITERIA. HIGH DISPERSION IN THE LOW 70S EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 TO 3 MILES IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND 1 TO 2 MILES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 72. LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........43 43 47 47 WEATHER COV....... WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............64 71 75 76 RH................76 62 53 52 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD....7 7 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST... 17 MIX HGT (FT)......2700 2700 5200 5200 MIX HGT (M).......820 820 1580 1580 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD...13 13 17 17 TRANS SPD (M/S)...6 6 8 8 DISPERSION........37 37 72 72 LVORI.............3 3 1 1 CWR...............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....72 DECREASING TO 5. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 9. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........47 47 47 47 52 63 WEATHER COV....... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP..............73 67 63 61 59 58 RH................59 76 88 91 96 100 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD....8 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......5200 300 300 300 200 200 MIX HGT (M).......1580 90 90 90 60 60 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD...17 7 6 6 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S)...8 3 3 3 2 2 DISPERSION........72 6 4 4 3 3 LVORI.............1 4 6 6 8 9 CWR...............0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 21 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 67. LVORI...............9 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........63 57 57 57 37 37 WEATHER COV.......PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE......FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP..............56 60 70 75 78 78 RH................100 88 65 57 53 52 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD....5 4 10 10 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST... 18 18 22 21 MIX HGT (FT)......200 200 2600 2600 5100 5100 MIX HGT (M).......60 60 790 790 1550 1550 TRANSP WIND DIR...SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...5 3 16 16 21 20 TRANS SPD (M/S)...2 1 7 7 9 9 DISPERSION........3 4 39 39 67 67 LVORI.............9 6 1 1 1 1 CWR...............0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...77 REQUESTED BY...SHANNON BOWMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130407.SANDY.01/MOB