FNUS74 KJAN 031613 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR C 340 345 349...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1013 AM CST WED FEB 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. HIGHER CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE NORTH/NORTHEAST AROUND 5-10MPH. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF...WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3-4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AS FOR FOG...THIS IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AS RAIN WILL BE THE BIGGEST WEATHER HAZARD WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 52 56 51 RH..............53 46 41 51 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2600 2500 1900 MIX HGT (M).....730 790 780 580 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............45 43 42 41 41 41 RH..............65 73 78 83 84 83 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 6 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1500 1300 1100 900 800 MIX HGT (M).....520 460 400 340 270 240 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 10 NE 9 NE 8 E 8 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 E 4 E 4 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............42 42 44 47 50 49 RH..............84 88 89 85 82 85 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 12 13 14 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 900 1000 1200 1300 1300 MIX HGT (M).....240 270 300 370 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 10 E 12 E 14 E 18 E 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 8 E 9 $$ FORECASTER...CULIN REQUESTED BY...DAN BERENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100203.C3403.01/JAN