FNUS74 KJAN 181452 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR DE SOTO 1007...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 852 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND 3 OR 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND SOUTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER TOMORROW MORNING. WETTING RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE CHANCE FOR RAIN BEING THE HIGHEST BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE RATHER HIGH TODAY...ONLY FALLING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............60 65 66 65 RH..............68 61 57 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 9 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2600 3000 3100 MIX HGT (M).....610 790 910 940 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 W 22 W 22 W 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 W 10 W 10 W 8 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 53 50 47 44 RH..............64 70 72 72 71 72 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 12 12 12 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2600 2300 2100 1800 1500 MIX HGT (M).....880 790 700 640 550 460 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 7 N 8 N 13 N 14 N 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 NW 3 N 4 N 6 N 6 N 5 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 56 60 RH..............73 67 45 36 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 9 9 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1500 2000 1900 MIX HGT (M).....400 460 610 580 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 E 7 N 5 NE 5 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 3 E 3 N 2 NE 2 $$ FORECASTER...KOENEKE REQUESTED BY...BUZZ WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110118.DESOT.01/JAN