FNUS74 KJAN 261247 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 62...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 647 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY...ALTHOUGH A FEW BREAKS OF SUNSHINE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ABOVE THE GROUND WILL MIX TO THE GROUND MORE AND MORE AS THE DAY GOES ON...WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCES OF RAIN TODAY WILL BE VERY LOW...BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT (AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE). MOST OF THE RAIN WILL COME TO AN END EARLY SUNDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH THE REGION. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 66 70 72 71 RH..............75 74 68 62 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 15 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3000 3900 4000 3200 MIX HGT (M).....625 935 1190 1220 980 TRANSPORT WIND..S 19 S 23 S 28 S 32 S 37 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 10 S 13 S 14 S 17 $$ FORECASTER...BRYANT REQUESTED BY...PAUL REYNOLDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.COMP6.01/JAN