FNUS74 KJAN 241348 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 8 13...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 848 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT WAS NOTED THIS MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WELL TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OF OUR AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. BASED ON THE MORNING SOUNDING HAVE LOWERED MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY AS A FAIRLY STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL OFFSET THE LOWER DEW POINTS RESULTING IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL EXCEED 15 MPH AT TIMES TODAY BECOMING LIGHTER BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 63 66 67 RH..............44 37 33 32 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 15 13 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2600 3500 4700 MIX HGT (M).....700 790 1070 1430 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 NW 15 NW 13 NW 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 57 50 47 45 43 RH..............37 47 62 70 76 82 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1600 400 200 1100 800 MIX HGT (M).....1040 490 120 60 340 240 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 N 10 N 12 NE 13 E 12 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 N 4 N 5 NE 6 E 5 E 4 $$ FORECASTER...EDMONSTON REQUESTED BY...JEFF MYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.COMP8.01/JAN