FNUS74 KJAN 201325
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARATHON...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
725 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY AND WARM AGAIN TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S BY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL AS LOW AT 37-42 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY AND BECOME SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10 TO 18 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  70  74  76  77  77  76  73
RH..............65  56  47  44  41  40  41  45
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   10  12  13  13  12  9
20 FT WIND GUST.14  17  20  21  23  23  21  17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.6 4.3 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  15  17  18  18  18  20  21
TRANS SPD (M/S).5   7   8   8   8   8   9   9

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FORECASTER...ENTREMONT
REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110220.MARAT.01/JAN