FNUS74 KJAN 181245
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 71...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
645 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
BORDER WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST KEEPING DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT
TODAY AND 30 TO 40 PERCENT FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     50     53     51
RH..............46     26     23     29
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     W      NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2800   3200   2700
MIX HGT (M).....700    850    980    820
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13  NW 13  NW 12  NW 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 6   NW 6   NW 5   NW 4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
RH..............35     50     65     73     76     77
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     N      NE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..3      2      0      0      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.5
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   300    300    200    200    300
MIX HGT (M).....400    90     90     60     60     90
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  NW 6   NW 2   NW 3   N 3    NE 3
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4   NW 3   NW 1   NW 1   N 1    NE 1

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FORECASTER...AGRE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.COMP7.01/JAN