FNUS74 KJAN 171412 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0918...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 912 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WE ARE NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN VERY ISOLATED PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG AROUND THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AS WINDS PICK UP OUT OF THE EAST AND HIGH CLOUDS COME IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THESE WINDS WILL TURN PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON AND COULD GUST UP TO 20 OR 25 MPH IN SOME UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON AS WELL...BUT MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A GREENVILE TO QUITMAN MISSISSIPPI LINE. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS REMAINING UP AND NO FOG ANTICIPATED. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOOK WET FOR MANY AREAS WITH RAIN CHANCES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY HIGHEST WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR. NO MAJOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 69 72 76 RH..............66 63 58 52 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 3400 3700 3600 MIX HGT (M).....820 1040 1130 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 23 SE 22 SE 22 SE 22 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 66 63 62 61 60 RH..............65 77 82 82 82 83 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 5 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2500 2300 2100 1700 1100 MIX HGT (M).....910 760 700 640 520 340 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 22 SE 23 SE 25 SE 26 SE 28 SE 28 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 62 69 71 74 76 RH..............84 82 73 71 66 63 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 1700 2600 3000 3100 MIX HGT (M).....210 270 520 790 910 940 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 26 SE 25 SE 24 S 23 S 23 S 24 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 12 SE 11 SE 11 S 10 S 10 S 11 $$ FORECASTER...HAMRICK REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.DESOT.01/JAN