FNUS74 KJAN 081238 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR C 239...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 738 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 RESULTING IN BREEZY SOUTH WINDS DURING THE DAY. 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..............72 58 52 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3700 5700 6300 MIX HGT (M).....430 1130 1740 1920 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 SW 25 SW 25 SW 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 SW 11 SW 11 SW 9 .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 70 67 64 63 RH..............51 59 66 73 78 82 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 3700 1600 900 700 800 MIX HGT (M).....1680 1130 490 270 210 240 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 16 S 17 S 15 S 12 S 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 7 S 8 S 7 S 5 S 4 $$ FORECASTER...BURSE REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090308.C239_.01/JAN