FNUS74 KJAN 211442 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOCK 0909...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 842 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND BRING IN WARMER AND MOISTER AIR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ALTHOUGH NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...ENOUGH MOISTURE SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT A CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE COLD FRONT WILL BE A LITTLE SLOWER AND PASS OVER THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. SKIES WILL CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT AS COLDER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. THERE SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH NORTHERLY WINDS BY SUNDAY MORNING TO PREVENT ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUNDAY RESULTING IN A COOL DRY NORTH WIND. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN TEMP............53 60 64 61 RH..............52 49 49 59 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 3000 3500 3600 MIX HGT (M).....580 910 1070 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 13 S 14 S 16 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 56 52 46 43 39 RH..............66 71 77 87 84 81 20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 7 6 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1600 900 700 1100 1200 MIX HGT (M).....910 490 270 210 340 370 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 9 SW 10 NW 22 N 25 N 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 4 SW 4 NW 10 N 11 N 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 43 53 RH..............82 48 32 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2600 3700 MIX HGT (M).....370 790 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..N 17 N 17 N 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 8 N 8 N 8 $$ FORECASTER...EDMONSTON REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090221.BLOCK.01/JAN