FNUS74 KJAN 081225 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR C 16...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 725 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER FLORIDA WILL PREVAIL ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE..ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DELTA WHERE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH. OUR CHANCES OF RAIN WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE REGION. THE STALLING FRONT WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL AVERAGE 5000 TO 6500 FEET FOR TODAY AND MONDAY. AFTERNOON TRANSPORT WINDS WILL AVERAGE FROM THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH FOR TODAY. PATCHY FOG WILL BE A LITTLE MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS RELAX AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS ABOVE NORMAL. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 74 77 80 RH..............73 60 55 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 4400 6200 6200 MIX HGT (M).....550 1340 1890 1890 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 SW 28 SW 28 SW 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 SW 13 SW 13 SW 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 73 71 68 66 64 RH..............53 60 66 72 77 83 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 3200 800 500 800 800 MIX HGT (M).....1620 980 240 150 240 240 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 16 S 14 S 13 S 12 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 4 $$ FORECASTER...AGRE REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090308.C16__.01/JAN