FNUS74 KJAN 121233 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSETT EF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 633 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE BURN AREA WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY EYE LEVEL WINDS TO GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO NEAR 40 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALSO BE SOUTHERLY BETWEEN 17 AND 20 MPH. LIGHTER WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THEN BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WETTING RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN AREA FROM THE NORTH. THIS CHANCE WILL BE GREATEST AFTER 12 PM. FOG FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 66 71 72 73 74 73 72 RH..............57 49 43 42 42 41 44 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 17 17 17 16 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 16 16 17 20 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 59 54 53 53 52 RH..............56 76 92 95 98 99 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 6 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3100 2600 2200 2300 2600 MIX HGT (M).....1070 940 790 670 700 790 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 18 S 16 S 17 SW 15 SW 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 10 S 8 S 7 S 8 SW 7 SW 6 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 56 64 67 RH..............100 95 73 66 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 9 10 8 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 3000 3200 4200 MIX HGT (M).....880 910 980 1280 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 SW 16 SW 13 SW 13 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 $$ FORECASTER...KOENEKE REQUESTED BY...RSTAGG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110312.CROSS.01/JAN