124
FNUS74 KMOB 172102
FWSMOB
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BB 8301NORTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
402 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH DISPERSION INDEX AROUND 82 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
BURN AREA...
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. NORTHERLY
TRANSPORT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT TO EASTERLY ON WEDNESDAY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR 20 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT VALUES EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY.
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 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1433 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
DISPERSION INDEX....80.
LVORI...............1.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
TIME (CDT) 4 PM
SKY (%).........4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............54
RH..............19
20 FT WIND DIR..NNW
20 FT WIND SPD..7
20 FT WIND GUST.14
MIX HGT (FT)....4700
MIX HGT (M).....1430
TRANSP WIND DIR.N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15
TRANS WIND DIR..N
TRANS SPD (M/S).7
DISPERSION IDX..81
LVORI...........1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-1433 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 5
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 3 TO
4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO 2 METERS/SECOND IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....71 DECREASING TO 2.
LVORI...............2.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........5 7 23 20 25 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 45 38 35 34 32
RH..............24 35 46 54 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..N NNE ENE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 1 1 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 5 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT (FT)....4700 300 300 200 200 200
MIX HGT (M).....1430 90 90 60 60 60
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE ENE E ESE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 6 5 5 3 3
TRANS WIND DIR..N NNE ENE E ESE E
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 3 2 2 1 1
DISPERSION IDX..71 3 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-1097 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 1 TO
2 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 3
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 27.
LVORI...............3.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........41 64 75 73 65 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 35 47 54 60 62
RH..............56 52 37 30 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E ESE SSE S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 6 7 7 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 1200 2400 3200 3600
MIX HGT (M).....60 120 370 730 980 1100
TRANSP WIND DIR.ESE E E E S SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 5 5 5
TRANS WIND DIR..ESE E E E S SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 1 2 2 2 2
DISPERSION IDX..2 3 8 14 17 25
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...JODY ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/17/26
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