Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT 340 343 344...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
727 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM. SOUTHEASTERLY TO
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS EVENING AND
WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
MPH IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THESE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SOME PATCHY FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 3
MILES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE
AFTER 900 AM CST. NO ADDITIONAL FOG IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     56     57     55
RH..............56     49     52     62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   2900   2500   1900
MIX HGT (M).....790    880    760    580
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   SE 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4   SE 4   SE 4   SE 4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............54     52     53     54     54     54
RH..............66     75     74     71     69     66
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      8      9      9      12     13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   1600   1500   1300   1100   1000
MIX HGT (M).....520    490    460    400    340    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 15  SE 18  SE 22  S 18   S 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6   SE 7   SE 8   SE 10  S 8    S 6

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     44     36     34     33     32
RH..............65     90     100    100    98     90
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12     14     15     15     15     14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1900   2400   2900   3500   3800
MIX HGT (M).....400    580    730    880    1070   1160
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   NW 18  NW 23  NW 24  NW 26  NW 26
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6    NW 8   NW 10  NW 11  NW 12  NW 12

$$
FORECASTER...COHEN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID BERENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100208.CPT34.01/JAN






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