FNUS74 KMEG 131551
FWSMEG

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANNAMEN...MISISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
951 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP THE GRADIENT WEAK AND WITH
LIMITED ATMOSPHERIC MIXING AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXED PORTION
OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER...BELIEVE THAT TRANSPORT WINDS (WINDS AVERAGED
THROUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER) SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT...PRIMARILY BELOW 3 M/S.
THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON WHERE TRANSPORT WINDS REACH
OR GO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 3.0 M/S...BUT CONFIDENCE ON THIS OCCURRENCE IS LOW
AND EVEN IF IT DOES OCCUR...IT WOULD BE FOR ONLY A SHORT DURATION.
CONFIDENCE IS MUCH HIGHER THAT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW
3.0 M/S THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMPERATURE.....40  44  45  46  46  43  40
RH (%)..........47  38  36  34  33  39  47
20FTWND DIR.....S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  S
20FTWND SPD MPH.3   3   3   3   3   3   2
20FTWND GST MPH.4   4   4   4   4   4   2
MIXHGT AGL KFT..1.7 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.5 0.9
MIXHGT AGL KM...0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3
MIXHGT MSL KFT..2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.2
MIXHGT MSL KM...0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4
TRANSWND DIR....S   S   S   SW  SW  S   SE
TRANS SPD MPH...5   5   5   5   6   5   3
TRANS SPD (M/S).2   2   2   2   3   2   1
CATEGORY DAY....1   1   1   1   1   1   1
PRECIP CHC (%)..0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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FORECASTER...HOWELL
REQUESTED BY...JIM EDWARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.VANNA.01/MEG