FNUS74 KMOB 162150
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 208...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
450 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST UPDATE AT 1650 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AS A BAND OF LIGHT TO BRIEF MODERATE RAIN MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST. NO LIGHTING IS EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 100 PERCENT AS SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASE
TO AROUND 3 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES FORECAST FOR FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LOWERING TO 60 PERCENT.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG FORMATION WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS.
VISIBILITY MAY LOCALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 4.
LVORI...............INCREASING TO 8.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........51     56     56     56     54     54
WEATHER COV.......S CHC                       S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP..............82     76     71     69     68     67
RH................52     64     77     86     91     93
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....9      7      5      5      4      3
20 FT WIND GUST...17
MIX HGT (FT)......5500   3200   300    300    200    100
MIX HGT (M).......1680   980    90     90     60     30
TRANSP WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...15     16     8      8      6      3
TRANS SPD (M/S)...7      7      4      4      3      1
DISPERSION........66     22     6      6      4      2
LVORI.............1      2      4      4      6      8
CWR...............20     0      0      0      20     20

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 58.
LVORI...............8 DECREASING TO 1.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........54     48     48     48     50     50
WEATHER COV.......S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE......TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP..............66     69     77     82     84     83
RH................97     90     74     63     60     61
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....3      3      5      5      8      9
20 FT WIND GUST...              12     12
MIX HGT (FT)......100    1200   3200   3200   5100   5100
MIX HGT (M).......30     370    980    980    1550   1550
TRANSP WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...3      8      10     10     14     14
TRANS SPD (M/S)...1      4      4      4      6      6
DISPERSION........2      13     40     40     58     58
LVORI.............8      5      1      1      1      1
CWR...............20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...22
REQUESTED BY...JAY BOYKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.DESOT.02/MOB