FNUS74 KJAN 181318
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERBEND...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE- NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
718 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED EAST OF THE BURN AREA WILL
REMAIN DOMINANT AGAIN TODAY WITH A MOIST SOUTH WIND ALTHOUGH LIGHTER
THAN ON THURSDAY AND WITH LESS GUSTS. PATCHY FOG AND A LAYER OF
STRATUS HAS FORMED THIS MORNING. THIS LAYER WILL LIKELY TAKE MOST OF
THIS MORNING TO DISSIPATE. A RATHER STRONG INVERSION WILL LAST MOST
OF THE DAY. LIGHTER WINDS AND A STRONG NOCTURNAL INVERSION MAY LEAD
TO DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT BUT MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THIS
WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     70     76MAX  72
RH..............71     55     44MIN  54
20 FT WIND DIR..S      SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10     12     9      7
20 FT WIND GUST.14     15     13     9
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   3000   3500   1700
MIX HGT (M).....520    910    1070   520
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14  SW 14  SW 15  SW 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   SW 6

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............69     63     59     57     55     52
RH..............60     75     87     92     100    100
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..2      1      1      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....800    300    300    300    300    300
MIX HGT (M).....240    90     90     90     90     90
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 6    S 3    S 5    SW 6   SW 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6    S 3    S 1    S 2    SW 3   SW 3

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY     MCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............52        61        71        76
RH..............100       87        60        49
20 FT WIND DIR..S         S         S         S
20 FT WIND SPD..1         7         9         9
20 FT WIND GUST.          9         13        13
MIX HGT (FT)....300       600       3400      4400
MIX HGT (M).....90        180       1040      1340
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5      W 10      W 7       SW 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 2      W 4       W 3       SW 4

$$
FORECASTER...EDMONSTON
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.RIVER.01/JAN