FNUS74 KJAN 171434
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 21-29...USFWS NOXUBEE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
834 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY FOG AND A LAYER OF STRATUS FROM 1 TO 3 THOUSAND
FEET DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT. ANY FOG WILL SHORTLY BUT THE LAYER OF
STRATUS WILL TAKE UNTIL AT LEASE 10 TO 11 AM TO BREAK UP. OTHERWISE...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED EAST OF THE BURN AREA WILL BE IN CONTROL
THROUGH TONIGHT 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 LATER TONIGHT AS A LITTLE
STRONGER LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     70     73     69
RH..............63     49     43     47
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..9      12     12     9
20 FT WIND GUST.13     15     15     12
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   3300   3500   1700
MIX HGT (M).....670    1010   1070   520
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21  SW 20  S 18   S 21
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 9   SW 9   S 8    S 9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............65     60     56     55     54     54
RH..............52     65     75     80     84     87
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      8      8      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.9      9      10     10     9      8

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............54        59        65        68
RH..............89        83        68        62
20 FT WIND DIR..S         S         SW        SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6         5         6         3
20 FT WIND GUST.8         7         8         5

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FORECASTER...AGRE
REQUESTED BY...PAU REYNOLDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.UNIT2.01/JAN