FNUS74 KJAN 191132 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOCK 17...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 632 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PATCHY DENSE FOG WAS BEING OBSERVED JUST EAST OF THE BURN SITE AND ANY DENSE FOG CURRENTLY OVER THE SITE SHOULD BEGIN DISSIPATING AT 9 AM. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WAS MOVING INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AT 6 AM. THERE WAS A BAND OF SHOWERS NOTED ON RADARS NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT BUT THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY THE TIME THE FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. ABOVE NORMAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION FRIDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR WILL ALSO BE OVER THE AREA. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 68 73 74 73 RH..............77 62 46 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2800 5800 6300 5200 MIX HGT (M).....180 850 1770 1920 1580 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 W 5 NE 7 N 7 N 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 1 W 2 NE 3 N 3 N 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 67 61 58 56 55 RH..............47 57 71 76 79 80 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 2400 800 600 500 400 MIX HGT (M).....1310 730 240 180 150 120 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 16 NE 16 NE 14 NE 13 NE 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6 N 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 55 63 68 RH..............81 71 50 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 2900 4000 MIX HGT (M).....120 300 880 1220 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13 NE 16 NE 14 NE 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 $$ FORECASTER...EDMONSTON REQUESTED BY...TERRY OWEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090319.BLOCK.01/JAN