FNUS74 KJAN 151317
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT  212 213...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
717 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE NORTHEAST WILL REMAIN IN
CONTROL TODAY BEFORE GIVING WAY TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING
THE AREA FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...BUT WILL TAKE A WHILE THIS MORNING TO
THICKEN UP AND THEN START LOWERING AS MOISTURE REMAINS LIMITED. BELOW
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT 7 AM SHOULD QUICKLY WARM UP AFTER SUNRISE
WITH HIGHS GETTING INTO WELL INTO THE 50S...DESPITE THE INCREASING
CLOUDS. LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE A WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAIN.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     53     57MAX  56
RH..............64     39     33MIN  38
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      7      8      7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   2800   2900   2400
MIX HGT (M).....550    850    880    730
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8    E 12   E 10   E 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 4    E 5    E 4    E 5

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FORECASTER...EDMONSTON
REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100115.COMPT.01/JAN