FNUS74 KJAN 211540 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS...MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 940 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AREA HAS RESULTED IN VERY LIGHT 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS. THIS WILL BE THE CASE THROUGH THE MORNING BUT THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY. BY AFTERNOON SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. THIS HIGH HAS BROUGHT A COOL DRY AIRMASS TO THE REGION. AFTER A RATHER COLD START THIS MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE AND RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENTS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 42 48 47 46 RH..............62 41 30 29MIN 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 2 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2900 2900 2800 2400 MIX HGT (M).....760 880 880 850 730 TRANSPORT WIND..W 2 W 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 1 W 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 6 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 35 31 30 29 29 RH..............46 61 74 80 83 85 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....2100 900 300 500 500 400 MIX HGT (M).....640 270 90 150 150 120 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 $$ FORECASTER...EDMONSTON REQUESTED BY...LARRY SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.SIMS_.01/JAN