FNUS74 KMOB 272036 FWSMOB SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 13201...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 336 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING WELL TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY COULD AFFECT THE SITE EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EAST. A SMALL RAIN CHANCE CONTINUES THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GREATLY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE...BUT CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT THE EXTENT OF FOG NEAR THE BURN SITE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. LVORI...............1. TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)...........47 52 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............84 83 RH................52 53 20 FT WIND DIR....S S 20 FT WIND SPD....7 10 20 FT WIND GUST...14 20 MIX HGT (FT)......3800 3700 MIX HGT (M).......1160 1130 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S TRANSP WIND SPD...13 16 TRANS SPD (M/S)...6 7 DISPERSION........55 43 LVORI.............1 1 CWR...............20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....43 DECREASING TO 9. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 7. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)...........52 46 46 46 65 65 WEATHER COV.......S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............80 74 70 68 67 65 RH................56 69 81 86 90 93 20 FT WIND DIR....S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD....10 8 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST...20 MIX HGT (FT)......3700 1900 1000 1000 200 200 MIX HGT (M).......1130 580 300 300 60 60 TRANSP WIND DIR...S S S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD...16 12 12 12 10 8 TRANS SPD (M/S)...7 5 5 5 4 4 DISPERSION........43 13 8 8 7 5 LVORI.............1 3 4 4 5 7 CWR...............20 20 20 20 20 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 23 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 42 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............7 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)...........65 79 79 79 81 81 WEATHER COV.......S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP..............64 66 72 75 76 77 RH................99 95 82 72 65 63 20 FT WIND DIR....S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD....4 5 7 7 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST... 15 14 MIX HGT (FT)......200 200 2100 2100 4100 2100 MIX HGT (M).......60 60 640 640 1250 640 TRANSP WIND DIR...SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD...8 8 12 12 15 13 TRANS SPD (M/S)...4 4 5 5 7 6 DISPERSION........5 9 23 23 42 25 LVORI.............7 6 3 3 1 3 CWR...............20 70 70 70 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...34 REQUESTED BY...JAY BOYKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130427.DESOT.02/MOB