FNUS74 KJAN 182154 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPTS 204...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 454 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WIND WILL STEADILY INCREASE STARTING ON MONDAY AND EARLY MORNING LOW STRATUS WILL BE MORE LIKELY THAN FOG. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD INTO TUESDAY BEFORE A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH HEAVY RAINS AND STORMS. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 78 74 71 68 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 RH..............46 49 52 60 68 72 75 76 78 80 82 85 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.14 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 17 15 13 14 15 16 14 10 7 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 3 3 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 72 79 83 84 RH..............86 80 65 47 35 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 8 12 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 6 12 16 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 1500 3300 5100 5800 MIX HGT (M).....60 180 460 1010 1550 1770 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 10 S 18 S 22 S 24 S 26 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 3 SE 4 S 8 S 10 S 11 S 12 $$ FORECASTER...AGRE REQUESTED BY...GARY BUFKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120318.COMPT.03/JAN