314  
FNUS74 KJAN 071018  
FWSJAN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EARLY BIRD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
518 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON AUGUST 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PATCHY FOG CANNOT BE RULED OUT, BUT DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT  
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT FORECAST START...MAX 92.  
RH..................100 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 0 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
122-1524 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 1 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE  
TEMP............72 76 84 88 91 88  
RH..............100 100 80 68 60 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E E SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.1 2 5 7 10 10  
MIX HGT (M).....120 210 1010 1430 1520 790  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 1 SE 1 E 1 E 2 SE 3 S 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 73.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-671 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 1 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE AREAS AREAS AREAS  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........CHANCE  
TEMP............86 81 77 75 74 73  
RH..............72 82 94 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 6 3 1 1 1  
MIX HGT (M).....670 150 120 120 120 120  
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 1 SE 1  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93.  
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-2256 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 1 TO 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE  
TEMP............73 77 86 90 93 91  
RH..............100 97 72 62 52 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 5 7 8 9  
MIX HGT (M).....120 270 880 1740 2260 1620  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 1 E 1 NE 2 E 2 E 3 S 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...FENNER  
REQUESTED BY...EVANS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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