FNUS74 KJAN 021249 FWSJAN SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 278 279...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 649 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS IS CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE JUST AHEAD OF A VERY WEAK FRONT THAT WILL DROP INTO THE AREA TODAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF I-55 TODAY. AREAS OF FOG...ALONG WITH A FEW PATCHES OF DENSE FOG... WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 55 60 60 RH..............54 43 38 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 8 MIX HGT (FT)....845 1780 2770 2875 MIX HGT (M).....260 540 845 875 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SW 14 W 18 W 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SW 6 W 8 W 8 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 50 46 43 40 38 RH..............54 68 80 85 89 94 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....600 BLW100 200 300 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....180 BLW10M 60 90 90 90 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 8 NW 7 NW 7 N 7 N 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6 W 4 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 N 3 $$ FORECASTER...CAMPBELL REQUESTED BY...MARK TANNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130202.COMP2.01/JAN