639  
FNUS74 KMOB 191102  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 6509 SW...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
602 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER A PORTION OF THE AREA FOLLOWING FOR  
SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN ABOVE  
CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY AND SATURDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE  
MOSTLY SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY TODAY AND EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY  
ON SATURDAY. DISPERSION INDEX VALUES WILL BE FAIR TO GENERALLY  
GOOD TODAY AND GENERALLY POOR TO FAIR ON SATURDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...792-1798 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 48.  
LVORI...............3.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 49 31 32 27 26 30 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............76 80 82 85 87 88 89 88  
RH..............82 69 63 55 50 48 45 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 7 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.1 4.1 4.7 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WSW WSW WSW SW SW WSW WSW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW SW SW WSW WSW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..13 19 29 38 46 49 50 50  
LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1798 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....50 DECREASING TO 3.  
LVORI...............5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........33 36 40 51 61 65  
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............86 77 71 69 69 67  
RH..............53 71 90 93 97 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSW S S SSW SW WSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 6 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....5900 800 800 900 500 800  
MIX HGT (M).....1800 240 240 270 150 240  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW S S S SW WSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 8 7 6 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSW S S S SW WSW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 3 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..50 4 4 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 3 5 7 8 9  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000, THEN 2.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...274-792 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 25.  
LVORI...............6.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........73 74 77 83 81 73  
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 20 20 40 40  
LAL.............1 1 2 2 2 2  
TEMP............67 69 77 83 83 82  
RH..............100 97 79 65 63 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NNE NE ENE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 6 7 9 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1000 1600 2300 2500 2400  
MIX HGT (M).....270 300 490 700 760 730  
TRANSP WIND DIR.WSW NNW NE ENE ESE SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 7 8 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..WSW NNW NE ENE ESE SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 3 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..2 7 11 17 22 25  
LVORI...........9 7 4 3 2 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...13  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2411167.3/MOB  
.DELDT 04/19/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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