045
FNUS74 KMOB 191143
FWSMOB
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICK CPT 396...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
543 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH DISPERSION INDEX AROUND 103 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
BURN AREA...
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
REMAINS WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE.
TRANSPORT WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTHERLY ON FRIDAY. AFTERNOON DISPERSION
WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY AND FAIR ON FRIDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IN THE PRE-
DAWN HOURS. MAX LVORI IS AN 8 IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...945-1707 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....57 INCREASING TO 77 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 89 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 103 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 77.
LVORI...............2.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 56 51 48 44 43 34 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............73 76 79 81 82 83 82 80
RH..............79 71 62 56 55 53 53 56
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 14 13 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25 26 28 28 26 25 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.7 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 28 28 28 25 24 18
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SSW SSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 13 13 13 11 11 8
DISPERSION IDX..57 73 80 86 87 91 103 77
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
23 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-366 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....12.
LVORI...............6.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 55 55 68 65 63 69 78 85 82 83 82
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 50 50 50
TEMP............76 72 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 68 67 66
RH..............69 81 84 87 90 93 97 97 97 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SSW SSW SSW SW SSW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 18 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 17 16 16 15 16 13 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SSW SSW SSW SW SW SW SW WSW WSW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 6
DISPERSION IDX..13 13 13 15 15 14 14 13 11 9 9 8
LVORI...........3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1067 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 38.
LVORI...............5.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........76 75 77 78 74 71 67 62 58 53 49 46
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............65 64 65 67 69 72 74 76 78 78 77 75
RH..............100 100 100 93 87 76 71 66 64 64 67 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SSW SW WSW SW S S S S S SSE SSE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.WSW WSW SW SSW SSW SSW S S S S S SSE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..WSW WSW SW SSW SSW SSW S S S S S SSE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
DISPERSION IDX..11 10 12 16 16 15 14 18 22 30 37 38
LVORI...........7 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3
FORECASTER...7
REQUESTED BY...RODNEY LANDRUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603158.0/MOB
.DELDT 02/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RODNEY.LANDRUM@USDA.GOV
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