FNUS74 KJAN 181510
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1009...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
910 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 25 TO 30 PERCENT
AND LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA ON FRIDAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S IN
THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. SIGNIFICANT FOG FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED
TONIGHT...BUT PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FOG ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG
RIVERS AND LAKES.

.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     53     56     55
RH..............47     31     28     30
20 FT WIND DIR..N      NW     W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..2      3      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2800   3200   3000
MIX HGT (M).....640    850    980    910
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    NW 7   NW 7   NW 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3    NW 3   NW 3   NW 3

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     42     36     34     33     32
RH..............41     60     76     80     82     81
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     S      SE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1      1      1      1      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1100   700    300    300    300
MIX HGT (M).....580    340    210    90     90     90
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   W 3    NW 3   N 5    N 3    NE 3
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 3   W 1    NW 1   N 2    N 1    NE 1

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............31        39        55        60
RH..............81        65        40        40
20 FT WIND DIR..N         E         SE        SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1         3         5         3
20 FT WIND GUST.          5                   5
MIX HGT (FT)....300       1700      2600      3500
MIX HGT (M).....90        520       790       1070
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5      E 7       SW 2      SW 3
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 2      E 3       SW 1      SW 1

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FORECASTER...BYRD
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.DESOT.02/JAN