239  
FNUS74 KMOB 191947  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO BB 8301NORTH...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
247 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1551 CDT ON MARCH 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HIGH DISPERSION INDEX AROUND 79 EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
OVER THE BURN AREA...  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH  
FRIDAY. FOR THE REST OF TODAY, THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS  
NEAR 25%, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WESTERLY, AND  
DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD. FOR FRIDAY, THE MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NEAR 35%, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY  
SOUTH- SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY, AND DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE  
GOOD.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1707-1829 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....45.  
LVORI...............1.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
TEMP............74 75  
RH..............27 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....5600 6000  
MIX HGT (M).....1710 1830  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..41 49  
LVORI...........1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1829 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5  
TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND  
3 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.  
DISPERSION INDEX....41 DECREASING TO 3.  
LVORI...............5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........5 2 1 2 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 63 55 52 49 47  
RH..............34 52 72 80 93 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW SSW SSW SSW SW WSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....6000 300 300 300 300 300  
MIX HGT (M).....1830 90 90 90 90 90  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W S SSW SSW WSW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 8 8 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..W S SSW SSW WSW W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 4 4 4 3  
DISPERSION IDX..41 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 3 5 6 9  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1615 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO  
13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 79.  
LVORI...............5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 3 12 13 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 51 64 74 79 80  
RH..............96 96 75 50 36 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW W SSW SSW SSW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 12 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1100 3600 4900 5300  
MIX HGT (M).....90 90 340 1100 1490 1620  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W WSW SSW SSW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 6 7 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W WSW SSW SSW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 1 1 3 3 4  
DISPERSION IDX..2 4 5 26 45 64  
LVORI...........8 8 4 2 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...96  
REQUESTED BY...JODY ROGERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606161.2/MOB  
.DELDT 03/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.ROGERS@USDA.GOV  
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