FNUS74 KJAN 211347
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 1008...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
747 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND RAIN CHANCES
WILL ALL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. SOME SPOTTY SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE
10 AM THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE BETTER RAIN
CHANCES WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.  MOISTURE WILL
ALSO INCREASE OVER THE AREA AS AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AVERAGE CLOSE TO 60 PERCENT. AREAS OF FOG WILL ACCOMPANY
HEAVIER RAINFALL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   SHWRS  TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............56     60     66     63
RH..............67     66     63     74
20 FT WIND DIR..E      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....900    1000   1500   1400
MIX HGT (M).....270    300    460    430
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9   SE 8   SE 13  SE 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4   SE 4   SE 6   SE 6

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     60     59     58     57     56
RH..............82     85     89     93     95     98
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     S      S      SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7      8      8      6      5      3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....900    700    600    400    400    500
MIX HGT (M).....270    210    180    120    120    150
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 9   S 9    S 8    S 6    SW 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4   SE 4   S 4    S 4    S 3    SW 3

.MONDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY    CLOUDY    MCLDY     MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE      NONE
TEMP............55        57        60        61
RH..............100       98        82        69
20 FT WIND DIR..NW        NW        NW        NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3         3         7         9
20 FT WIND GUST.10        10        15        15
MIX HGT (FT)....700       1500      3200      5700
MIX HGT (M).....210       460       980       1740
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9      NW 9      NW 8      W 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4      NW 4      NW 4      W 4

$$
FORECASTER...AGRE
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100221.DESOT.01/JAN