121  
FNUS74 KMOB 221225  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 8359...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
625 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
...HIGH DISPERSION INDEX AROUND 101 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE  
BURN AREA...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
NO CHANCE FOR RAIN EITHER DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
FALLS TO 16-20% FOR AROUND 5-6 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND TO AROUND 20-22%  
FOR A FEW HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY  
TRANSPORT WINDS PERSIST TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25-30 KNOTS THROUGH  
THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY AND GOOD ON  
MONDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...FOG IS NOT EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
33 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1554 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 33 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 13 TO 15 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....30 INCREASING TO 97.  
LVORI...............2.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
 
TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 2 2 4 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 48 54 56 57 55  
RH..............65 46 27 20 16 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 21 20 20 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 31 32 33 32 26  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3300 3900 4600 5100 5100  
MIX HGT (M).....340 1010 1190 1400 1550 1550  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 29 31 32 32 30  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N NNW NNW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 13 14 14 14 13  
DISPERSION IDX..30 71 86 96 101 98  
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-488 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 20 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....19 DECREASING TO 12 AFTER 3 AM.  
LVORI...............2.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........4 4 7 3 3 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 46 43 42 40 36  
RH..............25 38 43 43 42 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 21 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1300 1600 1500 1200 900  
MIX HGT (M).....490 400 490 460 370 270  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NNW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 17 18 18 16  
TRANS WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 8 8 8 7  
DISPERSION IDX..23 19 19 15 15 12  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-1341 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 36 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 63 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 70  
INCREASING TO 79 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 62.  
LVORI...............2.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........0 3 2 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 36 44 50 52 51  
RH..............49 42 28 21 20 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 14 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 22 22 22 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1700 3300 3900 4400 4200  
MIX HGT (M).....210 520 1010 1190 1340 1280  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NNW NNW NNW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 18 23 24 23 20  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NNW NNW NNW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 8 10 11 10 9  
DISPERSION IDX..11 36 58 67 82 75  
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...7  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602852.5/MOB  
.DELDT 02/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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