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Spot Forecast for Chick Cpt 368...USDA FOREST SERVICE
National Weather Service Jackson MS
517 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.DISCUSSION...
Light rain showers are forecast to move out by daybreak.
Afternoon minimum relative humidity values will rebound to between
40-45% today & again Sunday. Sustained northerly sfc/20ft winds
between 15-20 mph, with gusts up to 30mph, from the southeast are
expected. Winds will lighten this evening, shifting to
northeasterly after midnight & southeasterly by Sunday morning
through the afternoon. Fog development is not expected tonight,
with a max LVORI category of 5 currently forecast for tonight &
Sunday night.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (5-15 percent).
Temperature.........58 at ignition...Max 71.
RH..................86 percent at ignition...Min 44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 13 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    North winds 9 to 12 mph with gusts to around 30
                    mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 26 mph.
Mixing height (m)...274 meters AGL at ignition...otherwise 274-1463
                    meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.North 9 to 12 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  Noon   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCldy  MCldy  MCldy  Clear  Clear
Weather cov.....
Weather type....None   None   None   None   None
Tstm cov........
Temp............58     60     64     68     71
RH..............86     84     70     54     44
20 ft wind dir..N      N      N      N      N
20 ft wind spd..10     12     12     12     10
20 ft wind gust.30     30     28     25     24
Mix hgt (ft)....900    2800   3400   4500   4800
Mix hgt (m).....270    850    1040   1370   1460
Transport wind..N 21   N 26   N 23   N 22   N 21
Tran wind (m/s).N 9    N 12   N 10   N 10   N 9

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Temperature.........Min 42.
RH..................Max 86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph with gusts to around 21
                    mph in the evening becoming light.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 12 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast 9
                    to 10 mph overnight.
Mixing height (m)...122-1158 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast 4 to 6 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  Midngt 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......Clear  Clear  Clear  Clear  Clear  Clear
Weather cov.....
Weather type....None   None   None   None   None   None
Tstm cov........
Temp............68     59     55     51     47     44
RH..............47     64     69     74     79     86
20 ft wind dir..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 ft wind spd..8      7      6      3      3      3
20 ft wind gust.21     18     18     15     14     13
Mix hgt (ft)....3800   500    500    500    400    400
Mix hgt (m).....1160   150    150    150    120    120
Transport wind..N 20   N 13   N 13   N 12   NE 10  NE 9
Tran wind (m/s).N 9    N 6    N 6    N 5    NE 4   NE 4

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) then becoming partly sunny
                    (50-60 percent) then becoming mostly sunny
                    (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy
                    (65-75 percent).
Temperature.........Max 72.
RH..................Min 41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east 5 to 6 mph late in
                    the morning, then shifting to the southeast 6
                    to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 9 to 13 mph shifting to the south 12 to 16
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height (m)...122-1341 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.East around 4 meters/second shifting to the
                    south 5 to 7 meters/second in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      Noon      3 PM
Sky cover.......MClear    MClear    PCldy     MCldy
Weather cov.....
Weather type....None      None      None      None
Tstm cov........
Temp............43        48        64        70
RH..............82        74        48        42
20 ft wind dir..NE        E         SE        SE
20 ft wind spd..3         5         6         7
20 ft wind gust.12        14        14        15
Mix hgt (ft)....400       1100      2600      4100
Mix hgt (m).....120       340       790       1250
Transport wind..E 9       E 13      SE 10     S 14
Tran wind (m/s).E 4       E 6       SE 4      S 6

$$
Forecaster...Cox
Requested by...Ryan Barnett
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408240.0/JAN
.DELDT 03/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Ryan.barnett@usda.gov


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