FNUS74 KJAN 171248 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY SPRINGS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE- NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 648 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PATCHY FOG AND AN ELEVATED LAYER OF STRATUS AROUND 1000FT HAS DEVELOPED OVER NIGHT. THE FOG WILL DISSIPATE BY 9 AM BUT THE LAYER OF STRATUS WILL TAKE UNTIL AFTER 10 AM TO BREAK UP. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED EAST OF THE BURN AREA WILL BE DOMINANT TODAY PROVIDING A SOUTH WIND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN RATHER SWIFT SOUTH WINDS TODAY OF 12 TO 15MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP MAINTAIN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RESULTING IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. LIGHTER WINDS AND MORE WIDESPREAD FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A LITTLE STRONG INVERSION DEVELOPS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 70 74 73 RH..............80 63 47MIN 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 14 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3100 3500 2800 MIX HGT (M).....610 940 1070 850 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 20 S 20 S 21 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY WEATHER COV..... AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............68 64 61 59 58 57 RH..............56 67 76 82 87 91 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 9 8 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 500 500 600 700 700 MIX HGT (M).....300 150 150 180 210 210 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 16 S 15 S 16 S 15 S 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 61 65 69 RH..............94 86 74 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 3 20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 1600 2700 MIX HGT (M).....210 270 490 820 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 17 SW 17 SW 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 8 SW 8 SW 8 $$ FORECASTER...EDMONSTON REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.ROCKY.01/JAN