FNUS74 KMOB 271352 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 13201...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 852 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER STARTS OFF THE DAY WITH A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...BUT THE GENERAL TREND WILL BE FOR WEAKENING STORMS AND A DECREASE IN COVERAGE. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTH TODAY...GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 55 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 43 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........42 42 57 57 WEATHER COV....... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............71 78 82 82 RH................77 59 53 52 20 FT WIND DIR....SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD....7 7 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST...14 14 21 20 MIX HGT (FT)......3500 3500 6500 3700 MIX HGT (M).......1070 1070 1980 1130 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...13 13 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...6 6 7 7 DISPERSION........32 32 55 43 LVORI.............3 3 1 1 CWR...............10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....43 DECREASING TO 7. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 6. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........57 77 77 77 81 81 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............80 75 68 66 65 65 RH................56 66 81 87 89 91 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....10 8 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST...20 MIX HGT (FT)......3700 800 600 600 400 800 MIX HGT (M).......1130 240 180 180 120 240 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD...16 10 8 8 6 7 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 4 4 4 3 3 DISPERSION........43 9 7 7 5 5 LVORI.............1 3 4 4 6 6 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 19 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 3. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........81 95 95 95 94 94 WEATHER COV.......S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............64 66 70 72 74 75 RH................93 90 81 73 68 64 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....5 5 5 5 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST... MIX HGT (FT)......800 1100 2200 2200 3300 2100 MIX HGT (M).......240 340 670 670 1010 640 TRANSP WIND DIR...S SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD...7 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S)...3 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION........5 12 17 17 20 17 LVORI.............6 5 3 3 3 3 CWR...............20 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...34 REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130427.DESOT.01/MOB