FNUS74 KJAN 061333
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR 308 SITE PREP...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
733 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY AND SATURDAY ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXING COLUMN AND
ABOVE. THE AIRMASS IS RATHER DRY AND AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DIP INTO THE TWENTY PERCENTS THIS AFTERNOON. A LITTLE
GREATER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY RESULTING IN HIGHER
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THAN TODAY. ALTHOUGH A RATHER STRONG
INVERSION IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PATCHY
AT BEST.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     73     74     71
RH..............49     32     29     35
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      6      3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2700   3200   2200
MIX HGT (M).....490    820    980    670
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8    SE 7   SE 8   SE 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4    SE 3   SE 4   SE 3

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     59     55     53     51     49
RH..............55     63     70     75     79     83
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      2      2      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.5
MIX HGT (FT)....400    200    300    200    200    100
MIX HGT (M).....120    60     90     60     60     30
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   S 5    SE 5   SE 5
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   S 2    SE 2   SE 2

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............47           66           76
RH..............90           61           41
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2            7            7
20 FT WIND GUST.             10           10
MIX HGT (FT)....200          2200         3800
MIX HGT (M).....60           670          1160
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5          SE 12        SE 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 2          SE 5         SE 4

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FORECASTER...EDMONSTON
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.308SI.01/JAN