518  
FNUS74 KJAN 071400  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIENVILLE COMP 20 & 30...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
800 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON MARCH 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PATCHY FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVIER  
RAINFALL AND WINDS LIGHTEN. HOWEVER, PERSISTING WIND OVERNIGHT  
SHOULD RESULT IN MORE OF LOW CLOUD REGIME INSTEAD OF FOG. THE  
MAXIMUM LVORI WILL BE AROUND 9. STORMS WILL MOVE IN LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON AND BE A CONCERN INTO THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BURN SITE. RESULTS OF REQUESTED  
HYSPLIT RUN WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS COMPLETED.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.  
RH..................100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21  
MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366 METERS AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 366-1067  
METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
TEMP............67 72 78 81 81 77  
RH..............100 90 74 65 60 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 7 6 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 20 17 14  
MIX HGT (M).....670 670 910 940 730 370  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 21 S 21 S 20 S 20 SW 10  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 SW 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-305 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10  
TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE EAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 6  
METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
TEMP............71 67 66 66 65 65  
RH..............84 97 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (M).....210 270 270 300 300 270  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 E 10 SE 12 S 12 SW 6 S 5  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 E 4 SE 5 S 5 SW 3 S 2  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.  
RH..................MIN 76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-884 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO  
10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
TEMP............64 64 69 72 74 73  
RH..............100 100 90 81 76 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 10 8  
MIX HGT (M).....300 240 300 400 820 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 W 9 SW 6 W 7 W 7 W 7  
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 W 4 SW 3 W 3 W 3 W 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...COX  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HUDSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605011.0/JAN  
.DELDT 03/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WILLIAM.HUDSON@USDA.GOV  
 
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