FNUS74 KJAN 171942
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMOCHITTO BB 70...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
142 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED EAST OF THE AREA WILL STAY IN
CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT PROVIDING A SOUTH WIND. THE SOUTHERLY GRADIENT
WINDS WILL RESULT IN SPEEDS TODAY OF 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL FEED ADDITIONAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION KEEPING HIGHER THAN NORMAL AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LIGHTER WINDS AND MORE WIDESPREAD FOG ALONG
WITH LOW LEVEL STRATUS CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE BREAKING UP ABOUT MIDDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CST)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     73
RH..............51     50
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..14     12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   2800
MIX HGT (M).....1070   850
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20   S 20
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9    S 9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............62     58     55     55     55     54
RH..............71     84     94     97     98     98
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..9      7      7      8      7      5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     8      8      9      8
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   500    500    700    700    700
MIX HGT (M).....340    150    150    210    210    210
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20   S 16   S 15   S 15   S 14   S 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 6    S 6

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY     MCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............54        57        66        70
RH..............99        95        72        61
20 FT WIND DIR..S         S         SW        SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5         6         7         5
20 FT WIND GUST.          8         9         8
MIX HGT (FT)....600       900       1600      2700
MIX HGT (M).....180       270       490       820
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13      S 16      S 14      SW 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6       S 7       S 6       SW 8

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FORECASTER...AGRE
REQUESTED BY...PATTI ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.HOMOC.02/JAN