FNUS74 KJAN 081411
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 0911...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
906 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS WILL BE BREAKING UP THROUGH MID MORNING.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS
NEAR 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED. DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE
REGION WILL BE 65 TO 70...SO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL LIMITS. LOCALIZED SHALLOW FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 3
AM UNTIL 9 AM EARLY SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN
FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY MORNING...MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
DOWN TO THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY
INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     85     88     90     88
RH..............79     64     54     48     52
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..9      12     14     15     13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   5300   6000   6100   5500
MIX HGT (M).....1100   1620   1830   1860   1680

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     82     75     73     71     71
RH..............52     63     79     84     87     88
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12     8      5      3      2      1
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....4800   2900   1000   700    800    700
MIX HGT (M).....1460   880    300    210    240    210
TRANSPORT WIND..S 25   S 22   S 15   S 12   S 10   S 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 11   S 10   S 7    S 5    S 4    S 5

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY     PCLDY     MCLEAR    MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............70        76        84        87
RH..............92        80        60        51
20 FT WIND DIR..S         SW        SW        SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0         7         9         9
20 FT WIND GUST.          10        10        15
MIX HGT (FT)....800       2000      4600      6200
MIX HGT (M).....240       610       1400      1890
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9       SW 14     SW 13     SW 9
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4       SW 6      SW 6      SW 4

$$
FORECASTER...AGRE
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.DESOT.01/JAN