FNUS74 KJAN 181327
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPTS  204...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
827 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRATUS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING
INSTEAD OF FOG. THE STRATUS WILL LIFT BY 10 AM. GRADIENT WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND EARLY MORNING STRATUS
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE LIKELY THAN FOG. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE
SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN DOMINANT WITH ANOTHER DAY OF ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     76     82     84
RH..............74     55     42     37
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      7      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.9      13     16     16
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   3200   5200   5900
MIX HGT (M).....340    980    1580   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    S 9    S 13   S 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3    S 4    S 6    S 6

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     73     65     62     60     58
RH..............42     55     74     82     87     91
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..8      7      6      5      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.14     13     10     9      7      6
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   600    600    500    400    300
MIX HGT (M).....980    180    180    150    120    90
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17   S 17   S 14   S 13   S 10   S 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8    S 8    S 6    S 6    S 4    S 3

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FORECASTER...EDMONSTON
REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120318.COMPT.02/JAN