877  
FNUS74 KJAN 281817  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT ACADEMY...MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
117 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........85 AT FORECAST START...MAX 88.  
RH..................67 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1006 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
701-1006 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........LIKELY CHANCE  
TEMP............85 86  
RH..............67 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17  
MIX HGT (M).....1010 730  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 66.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-518 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
TEMP............83 74 71 69  
RH..............67 90 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 16 15  
MIX HGT (M).....520 180 180 150  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 8 SW 8 SW 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.  
RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-914 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE  
TEMP............68 75 83  
RH..............100 94 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13  
MIX HGT (M).....150 640 880  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 5 SW 6 W 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...CARPENTER  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN READY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611963.0/JAN  
.DELDT 04/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JREADY@MFC.MS.GOV,HYATES@MFC.MS.GOV  
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