FNUS74 KJAN 171323 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR CPTS 353 354 355...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 723 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PATCHY LIGHT RAINS THIS MORNING SIGNAL A MOISTENING ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE DAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FOR TONIGHT AS A DISTURBANCE SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION...CAUSING A FEW STORMS TO APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS TO REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PATCHY LIGHT FOG COULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH THE RAINS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 54 58 59 RH..............55 46 43 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1500 2600 2800 MIX HGT (M).....430 460 790 850 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 12 S 12 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SE 5 S 5 S 6 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............57 55 53 53 55 57 RH..............61 71 82 88 87 90 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 9 8 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1500 1200 900 1200 1300 MIX HGT (M).....550 460 370 270 370 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 21 S 21 S 16 S 20 S 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 9 S 9 S 7 S 9 S 9 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 64 69 68 RH..............99 93 82 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1900 2300 3800 MIX HGT (M).....370 580 700 1160 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 25 SW 29 SW 30 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 11 SW 13 SW 13 $$ FORECASTER...AGRE REQUESTED BY...DAVID BERENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.CPTS3.01/JAN