FNUS74 KJAN 271304
FWSJAN

SPOT FORECAST FOR C  271-272...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
804 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SOME
GRADUAL STRENGTHENING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RAIN AND TSTORMS
CHANCES INCREASE...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE 7-10PM TIME FRAME. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW INITIALLY WITH CURRENT CLOUD DECK BUT THIS
WILL ERODE QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
JUMP UP QUICKLY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL STAY SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE BECOMING SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
PASSAGE TOMORROW. BULK OF THE RAIN SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN SITE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BUT HIGH RAIN CHANCES WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND
FOR PERIODS OF TOMORROW. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED BUT LOW MIXING
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW CLOUD
COVER.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............65     73     79     82
RH..............76     64     58     55
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..8      10     10     9
20 FT WIND GUST.12     18     18     16
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   4000   4200   4100
MIX HGT (M).....650    1220   1280   1250
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13  SW 9   SW 9   S 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6   SW 4   SW 4   S 6

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............80     76     69     66     65     64
RH..............58     68     85     94     96     94
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      8      7      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.13     12     12     10     9      8
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   2500   700    400    500    400
MIX HGT (M).....1160   760    210    120    150    120
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16   S 14   S 8    S 8    S 9    S 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7    S 6    S 4    S 4    S 4    S 4

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...MICKEY ESTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.C2712.01/JAN