661  
FNUS74 KMOB 182110  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR THE BOG...ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
310 PM CST WED DEC 18 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CST ON DECEMBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A COLD FRONT MAKES PASSAGE THIS EVENING, BRINGING A  
SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A STORM. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS  
LIGHT. RAIN CHANCES END AFTER MIDNIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS FILTER  
INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, BUT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. A NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO  
TRANSPORT WINDS SET UP. DISPERSION INDEX VALUES WILL BE FAIR  
THURSDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...305 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....12.  
LVORI...............5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10  
LAL.............1 1  
TEMP............71 70  
RH..............87 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..12 11  
LVORI...........4 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-427 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12  
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 15 AFTER 3 AM.  
LVORI...............7.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 31 34 37 39 53 54 48 41 36 49 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............68 66 66 65 64 63 62 61 61 60 58 58  
RH..............93 97 93 93 97 97 97 100 97 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W WNW WNW NW NW NNW NNW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W WNW WNW WNW NW NNW NNW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 9 9 12 13 14 16 17 16 16  
TRANS WIND DIR..W WNW WNW WNW NW NNW NNW N N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 4 4 5 7 9 11 12 13 15 14  
LVORI...........6 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...396-732 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....27.  
LVORI...............4.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 40 36 46 35 22 15 15 20 12 8 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............57 56 57 59 61 63 64 65 64 64 64 62  
RH..............100 100 96 90 84 75 75 73 73 73 73 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NNW NNW NNW NNW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NNW NNW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 9 9 10 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NNW NNW N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..25 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 27 28 26 28  
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...10  
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD FIELDS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428748.0/MOB  
.DELDT 12/18/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RICHARD.FIELDS@FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV  
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