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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL

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FNUS74 KMOB 151358
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR SR291...FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
858 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0850 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL REMAIN ON THE WESTERN
PERIPHERY OF A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC...WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF. WITH DEEP MIXED
LAYERS...GOOD DISPERSION FORECAST TODAY AND GENERALLY GOOD ON
THURSDAY.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM A GOOD SEABREEZE CIRCULATION
DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...PATCHY AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT IN SOME AREAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 51.
LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........13     13     13     20     20
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............74     75     77     78     78
RH................52     55     52     52     52
20 FT WIND DIR....N      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....2      0      0      6      8
20 FT WIND GUST...9                           15
MIX HGT (FT)......1200   2900   2900   3900   3900
MIX HGT (M).......370    880    880    1190   1190
TRANSP WIND DIR...NW     SW     SW     SE     SE
TRANSP WIND SPD...7      6      6      12     14
TRANS SPD (M/S)...3      3      3      5      6
DISPERSION........14     22     22     49     53
LVORI.............2      2      2      1      1
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....53 DECREASING TO 10.
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)...........20     39     39     39     59     59
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............76     73     70     69     68     68
RH................56     66     74     78     81     84
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....8      8      9      9      7      5
20 FT WIND GUST...15     15     16     16     14
MIX HGT (FT)......3900   2300   900    900    900    900
MIX HGT (M).......1190   700    270    270    270    270
TRANSP WIND DIR...SE     SE     S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...14     14     15     15     13     10
TRANS SPD (M/S)...6      6      7      7      6      4
DISPERSION........53     9      10     10     11     9
LVORI.............1      3      4      4      4      5
CWR...............0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 44.
LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)...........59     53     53     53     53     53
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP..............67     70     74     77     78     78
RH................88     80     70     66     64     65
20 FT WIND DIR....S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD....5      5      7      7      10     10
20 FT WIND GUST...                            17     17
MIX HGT (FT)......900    1400   2700   2700   4000   4000
MIX HGT (M).......270    430    820    820    1220   1220
TRANSP WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD...10     9      13     13     16     16
TRANS SPD (M/S)...4      4      6      6      7      7
DISPERSION........9      14     29     29     45     43
LVORI.............5      4      3      3      1      1
CWR...............0      10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...32
REQUESTED BY...LT  KEN SALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130515.SR291.01/MOB