FNUS74 KJAN 281323
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 0911...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
723 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY ON
MONDAY...WITH RAIN DEVELOPING DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. PATCHY FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 3 MILES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 300 AM CST
TONIGHT AND 900 AM CST MONDAY MORNING. NO OTHER FOG IS EXPECTED
THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     59     64     62
RH..............54     38     32     35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..3      3      5      3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             5
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   2100   3600   2900
MIX HGT (M).....520    640    1100   880
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   W 7    W 9    W 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 2   W 3    W 4    W 4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     46     40     38     36     34
RH..............52     70     82     86     89     92
20 FT WIND DIR..W      N      NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1      1      1      0      0      0
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....300    100    300    300    300    300
MIX HGT (M).....90     30     90     90     90     90
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3    NW 3   N 3    E 5    SE 3   SE 3
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 1    NW 1   N 1    E 2    SE 1   SE 1

.MONDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............34     41     48     52     53     52
RH..............92     81     69     61     60     62
20 FT WIND DIR..N      NE     E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1      3      5      6      7      8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    200    400    900    1100   1300
MIX HGT (M).....90     60     120    270    340    400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5   NE 5   E 6    E 8    E 10   E 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 2   NE 2   E 3    E 4    E 4    E 6

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FORECASTER...COHEN
REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100228.DESOT.01/JAN