551  
FNUS74 KJAN 172311  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOD02...DOD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
611 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 CDT ON APRIL 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MIN 62.  
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152 METERS AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 122-152  
METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............81 75 71 69 68 66 66 65 64 63 63  
RH..............47 60 66 76 78 87 90 93 97 97 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 13 12 12 12 10 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.  
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1951 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 62 65 69 76 80 83 85 86 86 86 86  
RH..............97 100 100 90 71 60 53 46 46 45 45 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 8 9 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.  
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-853 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
10 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH 20 TO 22 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 10  
METERS/SECOND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............84 81 77 75 73 71 69 67 64 61 58 55  
RH..............49 58 67 71 79 84 90 93 97 97 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W SW W NW NW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 10 10 12 13 14 15 18 21 24 26  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S NW N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 10 15 18 22 22 22 22 20  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW S S NW N N N N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 7 8 10 10 10 10 9  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.  
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO  
10 TO 13 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 8  
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............53 53 53 55 57 60 62 65 68 69 70 70  
RH..............96 89 89 80 75 62 52 43 36 33 32 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 26 25 25 24 24 24 23 22 20  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 21 24 28 29 28 26 25 24 22 18  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 9 11 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 8  
 
 
FORECASTER...EDMONSTON  
REQUESTED BY...SETH WILLIAMSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610643.0/JAN  
.DELDT 04/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SETHWILLIAMSON56@GMAIL.COM  
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