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Spot Forecast for Chick Cpt 346 349...USFS
National Weather Service Jackson MS
503 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Minimum RH today will be near 30 to 35 percent at the burn site,
with south winds occasionally gusting up to around 10 to 15 mph.
The maximum LVORI value tonight is 9, and there is the chance for
fog to develop at the site by early Wednesday morning as low-
level humidity increases overnight.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Temperature.........49 at ignition...Max 77.
RH..................83 percent at ignition...Min 34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 6 to 7 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height (m)...152-1768 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.South 4 to 5 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  Noon   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......Clear  MClear Clear  MClear MClear
Weather cov.....
Weather type....None   None   None   None   None
Tstm cov........
Temp............49     62     69     74     77
RH..............83     50     40     35     35
20 ft wind dir..SE     SE     S      S      S
20 ft wind spd..2      6      7      7      7
20 ft wind gust.9      12     13     12     13
Mix hgt (ft)....500    2700   4400   5400   5800
Mix hgt (m).....150    820    1340   1650   1770
Transport wind..SE 8   S 12   S 12   S 12   S 12
Tran wind (m/s).SE 4   S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Temperature.........Min 52.
RH..................Max 100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 7 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 12 mph.
Mixing height (m)...122-1006 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.South 3 to 5 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  Midngt 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MClear MClear Clear  Clear  MClear MClear
Weather cov.....
Weather type....None   None   None   None   None   None
Tstm cov........
Temp............75     66     61     58     56     54
RH..............40     65     75     83     90     96
20 ft wind dir..S      S      S      S      S      SW
20 ft wind spd..7      3      3      2      2      2
20 ft wind gust.12     13     13     10     9      8
Mix hgt (ft)....3300   400    400    400    400    400
Mix hgt (m).....1010   120    120    120    120    120
Transport wind..S 10   S 12   S 12   S 9    SW 7   SW 9
Tran wind (m/s).S 4    S 5    S 5    S 4    SW 3   SW 4

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Temperature.........Max 81.
RH..................Min 46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 8 mph decreasing to 5 to 6 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height (m)...122-1615 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.West 2 to 4 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  Noon   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MClear MClear MClear MClear MClear MClear
Weather cov.....
Weather type....None   None   None   None   None   None
Tstm cov........
Temp............52     57     69     76     79     81
RH..............100    96     70     56     49     46
20 ft wind dir..SW     SW     W      W      W      W
20 ft wind spd..2      3      3      3      2      2
20 ft wind gust.6      6      8      7      7      8
Mix hgt (ft)....400    700    2300   4100   4900   5300
Mix hgt (m).....120    210    700    1250   1490   1620
Transport wind..SW 6   W 6    W 7    W 5    W 6    W 6
Tran wind (m/s).SW 3   W 3    W 3    W 2    W 3    W 3

$$
Forecaster...Fenner
Requested by...Ryan Barnett
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411832.0/JAN
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ryan.barnett@usda.gov