406  
FNUS74 KMOB 021122  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BLOCK 7209 EAST...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
622 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SOUTHERLY SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
DEVELOPING TODAY AND LASTING INTO THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MORE  
NUMEROUS ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE  
CRITICAL VALUES TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL  
MIX OUT BY MID MORNING. FOG DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........51 39 48 61 46 31  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 40 40 30  
TEMP............66 76 83 85 86 85  
RH..............100 85 63 55 53 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 13 17 21 22 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2500 3400 4400 4500 3900  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 12 13 16 18 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........32 49 62 71 74 83  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40 50 60  
TEMP............83 74 71 69 67 67  
RH..............57 79 90 93 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S W SE S SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 14 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 500 500 500 400 400  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SSE SSE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 10 7 9 8 8  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........80 81 83 83 94 94  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE LIKELY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 80 80 80 90 90  
TEMP............65 69 75 77 79 78  
RH..............100 97 84 74 67 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SSW SSW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 900 1600 2100 2400 2700  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW WSW WSW SW SW WSW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 10 12 12 12  
 

 
FORECASTER...16  
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WILLIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512308.2/MOB  
.DELDT 05/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLIFTON.WILLIS@USDA.GOV  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab AL Page
The Nexlab FL Page
The Nexlab MS Page Main Text Page