FNUS74 KJAN 131250
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 73...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
650 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WAS SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. THE FRONT
SHOULD MOVE INTO EAST MISSISSIPPI BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE BRIEFLY AS THE BOUNDARY PASSES. WIND SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR 15KTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS...GENERALLY FROM 10
AM UNTIL 2 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10KTS OR LESS AROUND SUNSET.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     41     39     38
RH..............72     56     54     54
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..13     13     12     9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   3300   2900   2500
MIX HGT (M).....880    1010   880    760
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21  NW 22  NW 21  NW 20
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 9   NW 10  NW 9   NW 9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     34     32     31     29     28
RH..............60     63     65     67     70     73
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      W      SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      7      5      3      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   1300   800    800    700    600
MIX HGT (M).....700    400    240    240    210    180
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20  N 17   N 13   N 8    W 3    SW 2
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 9   N 8    N 6    N 4    W 1    SW 1

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FORECASTER...MAXIE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090113.COMP7.01/JAN