FNUS74 KJAN 241910 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE 40...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 210 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DESPITE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION...A FAIRLY DRIER AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMITIDY VALUES TO AVERAGE AROUND 35% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WITH SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH,..LOOK FOR MIXING HEIGHTS TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 4500-4700 FEET...AND THEN BEGIN DECREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM TEMP............75 75 74 71 RH..............36 35 36 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4707 4707 4528 4195 MIX HGT (M).....1435 1435 1380 1280 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 7 $$ FORECASTER...CAMPBELL REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.OFFIC.01/JAN